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Icelandic

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Noun

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  1. indefinite accusative singular of sær
  2. indefinite dative singular of sær

Ligurian

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Verb

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  1. second-person singular present indicative of savéi; “[​you​] know (singular)”

Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English .

Noun

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  1. Alternative form of see (sea)

Descendants

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  • English: sea

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *saiwi, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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 f

  1. sea
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Oft him ānhaga ·  āre gebīdeð,
      Metudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ
      ġeond lagulāde · longe sċeolde
      hrēran mid hondum · hrīmċealde ,
      wadan wræclāstas. · Wyrd bið ful ārǣd.
      A loner oft waits a grace for himself,
      Creator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful,
      through a sea-way he should for long
      stir the frost-cold sea with hands,
      travel paths of exile. Fate is well stalwart.

Usage notes

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This word, like several locations and abstract concepts, almost never uses the definite article.

Declension

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Occasionally it occurs as masculine:

Derived terms

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Descendants

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See also

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Old Norse

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Noun

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  1. indefinite accusative singular of sær

Verb

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  1. first-person singular present indicative active of