Reconstruction:Old English/siden

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sidinjō (“magic”), derived from *sīþaną (“to use magic”). The same root led to the Old Norse words seiðr (“magic”) and siða (“to use magic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.den/

Noun

*siden f

1. magic

Declension

Declension of *siden (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*siden	*sidenna, *sidenne
accusative	*sidenne	*sidenna, *sidenne
genitive	*sidenne	*sidenna
dative	*sidenne	*sidennum

Derived terms

• ielfsiden