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Old English · noun

sealtseaþ

Part of speech
noun, neuter
IPA
/ˈsæ͜ɑltˌsæ͜ɑːθ/
[ˈsæ͜ɑɫtˌsæ͜ɑːθ]
Syllables
ˈsæ͜ɑlt · ˌsæ͜ɑːθ (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. a salt-pit or salty spring

Etymology

Compound of sealt (“salt”) + sēaþ (“pit, spring”)

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