seaw
Middle English edit
Noun edit
seaw
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of sew
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *sauw. Cognate with Old High German sou (“juice”), Old Norse sǫggr (“moist”) (Icelandic söggur), dialectal Swedish sögg, sygg (“damp, humid”). Probably related to English sog.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sēaw n or m
Declension edit
Declension of seaw (strong a-stem)
Occasionally it occurs as masculine or neuter:
- Masculine
Declension of seaw (strong a-stem)