sæd

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See also: säd, sæð, Sæd, and Saed

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sáð (“seed”), from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz.

Noun

sæd c (singular definite sæden, not used in plural form)

  1. seed, semen, sperm
  2. seed (fertilized grain)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse siðr.

Noun

sæd c (singular definite sæden, plural indefinite sæder)

  1. custom
Inflection
Declension of sæd
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sæd sæden sæder sæderne
genitive sæds sædens sæders sædernes
Derived terms

See also

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

sæd

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of sad

Etymology 2

Noun

sæd

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of seed (“seed”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sáð, from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz.

Noun

sæd m (definite singular sæden, uncountable)

  1. semen, sperm
  2. (agriculture) seed (anything that can be sown that yields a crop)

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sáð, from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz.

Noun

sæd m (definite singular sæden, uncountable)

  1. semen, sperm

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Old English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

sǣd n

  1. seed
Declension
Declension of sæd (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sǣd sǣd
accusative sǣd sǣd
genitive sǣdes sǣda
dative sǣde sǣdum
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

sæd

  1. full, sated
    • 10th century, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book‎:
      Ic eom anhaga iserne wund bille gebennad beadoweorca sæd ecgum werig
      I am a lonely thing, wounded with iron, smitten by sword, sated with battle-work, weary of blades.
  2. weary
    Synonym: mēþe
Declension
Declension of sæd — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sæd sadu, sado sæd
Accusative sædne sade sæd
Genitive sades sædre sades
Dative sadum sædre sadum
Instrumental sade sædre sade
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sade sada, sade sadu, sado
Accusative sade sada, sade sadu, sado
Genitive sædra sædra sædra
Dative sadum sadum sadum
Instrumental sadum sadum sadum
Declension of sæd — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sada sade sade
Accusative sadan sadan sade
Genitive sadan sadan sadan
Dative sadan sadan sadan
Instrumental sadan sadan sadan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sadan sadan sadan
Accusative sadan sadan sadan
Genitive sædra, sadena sædra, sadena sædra, sadena
Dative sadum sadum sadum
Instrumental sadum sadum sadum
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