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Old English · adjective

sæd

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/sæd/
Syllables
sæd (1 syllable)
Modern English
seedsatedsemenfullweary

sæd1 · adjective

Senses

  1. full, sated

    Iċ eom ānhaga īserne wund, bille ġebennod, beadoweorca sæd, eċġum wēriġ.

    I am a lone one wounded with iron, wounded by sword, sated of battle-works, weary by edges.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:

  2. weary

Declension

Strong declension of sæd
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sædsadusadosæd
Accusative sædnesadesæd
Genitive sadessædresades
Dative sadumsædresadum
Instrumental sadesædresade
Plural
Nominative sadesadasadesadusado
Accusative sadesadasadesadusado
Genitive sædrasædrasædra
Dative sadumsadumsadum
Instrumental sadumsadumsadum
Weak declension of sæd
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sadasadesade
Accusative sadansadansade
Genitive sadansadansadan
Dative sadansadansadan
Instrumental sadansadansadan
Plural
Nominative sadansadansadan
Accusative sadansadansadan
Genitive sædrasadenasædrasadenasædrasadena
Dative sadumsadumsadum
Instrumental sadumsadumsadum

sæd2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. seed

    Þæt sǣd þe bufon ðām stǣniġum lande fēol sprytte hwæthwega, ac ðāðā sēo hǣte cōm, ðā forsċranc hit, forðan ðe hit næfde nǣnne wǣtan.

    The seed that fell upon the stony ground sprouted somewhat, but when the heat came, it withered, for it never had any moisture.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

  2. progeny

  3. semen

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of sæd
SingularPlural
Nominative sǣdsǣdsǣdu
Accusative sǣdsǣdsǣdu
Genitive sǣdessǣda
Dative sǣdesǣdum

All forms (18)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sad. See there for more.

From Proto-West Germanic *sād. See there for more.

Descendants

sad, seed

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