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Old English · noun

sæþeof

Normalised sǣþēof

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈsæːˌθe͜oːf/
Syllables
ˈsæː · ˌθe͜oːf (2 syllables)
Modern English
pirate

Meaning

  1. pirate

Declension

Declension of sæþeof
SingularPlural
Nominative sǣþēofsǣþēofas
Accusative sǣþēofsǣþēofas
Genitive sǣþēofessǣþēofa
Dative sǣþēofesǣþēofum

All forms (6)

Etymology

sǣ (“sea”) + þēof (“thief”), so “seathief”.

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