Old English · noun
siþfæt
Normalised sīþfæt
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine / neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsiːθˌfæt/
- Syllables
- ˈsiːθ · ˌfæt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- expedition
Meaning
-
expedition, journey
-
road, path, course
Ac iċ mīþan sċeal monna ġehwylċum dēgolfulne dōm dȳran cræftes, sīðfæt mīnne. Saga hwæt iċ hātte.
But I should hide from any of men a secret might of worthy craft, a road of mine. Say what I am.
c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 83:
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
sīþ + *fæt (“journey”). Second element is obsolete in attested Old English (cf. Icelandic fet) and only occurs in compounds.
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