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Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *Sėɨs, borrowed from Latin Saxō. Cognate with Cornish Sows, Breton Saoz.
Noun
Seis m (plural Saesson)
- Englishman, Saxon
Descendants
- Welsh: Sais (“Englishman”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Seis”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies