seaþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sauþaz. Cognate with Old Frisian sāth, Old Norse seyðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæ͜ɑːθ/

Noun

sēaþ m (nominative plural sēaþas)

1. pit; hole
2. well
3. lake; reservoir

Related terms

• sēada
• sēoþan

Descendants

• Middle English: seath, sæth, seth
  • English: seath, seth