Old English · noun

sefa

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈse.fɑ/
[ˈse.vɑ]
Syllables: ˈse · fɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: spirit heart

Meaning

spirit, heart, mind

Ealle þa gemoniað mōdes fūsne sefan to sīþe

All these things urge him who is eager of spirit to travel. (The Seafarer)

Declension

Declension of sefa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sefa	sefan
Accusative	sefan	sefan
Genitive	sefan	sefena
Dative	sefan	sefum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sebō, from Proto-Germanic *sebô (“mind, sense”), from Proto-Indo-European *sep- (“to try, research”). Cognate with Old Saxon sevo, Old Norse sefi, Latin sapiō.

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