sæmann

Old English

Etymology

From sǣ +‎ mann. Cognate with Dutch zeeman, German Seemann, Swedish sjöman and Icelandic sjómaður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæːˌmɑnn/, [ˈsæːˌmɑn]

Noun

sǣmann m

1. sailor

Usage notes

• Mostly occurs in poetry.

Declension

Declension of sæmann (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sǣmann	sǣmenn
accusative	sǣmann	sǣmenn
genitive	sǣmannes	sǣmanna
dative	sǣmenn	sǣmannum

Synonyms

• sċipmann
• sċipere

Descendants

• Middle English: seman
  • English: seaman
  • Scots: seaman

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “sǣmann”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.