sæd

See also: säd and sæð

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛːd/, [sɛːˀð]

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
Derived terms

See also

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

  • sædbank
  • sæddonasjon
  • sæddonor
  • sædgiver

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Noun

sæd m (definite singular sæden, uncountable)

  1. semen, sperm

Synonyms

References

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-. Cognate with Old Frisian sed (West Frisian sêd), Old Saxon sad, Dutch zat, Old High German sat (German satt), Old Norse saðr, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌸𐍃 (saþs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæd/

Adjective

sæd

  1. full, sated
  2. weary
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sēdiz (“seed; that which can be sown”). Cognate with Old Frisian sēd (West Frisian sied), Old Saxon sād (Low German Saad), Dutch zaad, Old High German sāt (German Saat), Old Norse sáð (Danish sæd, Swedish säd), Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌸𐍃 (sēþs).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæːd/

Noun

sǣd n (nominative plural sæd)

  1. (West Saxon) seed
Descendants
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