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Webster 1913 Edition

Seave

Seave

,
Noun.
[Cf. Dan.
siv
, Sw.
säf
, Icel.
sef
.]
A rush.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.

Definition 2024

seave

seave

English

Noun

seave ‎(plural seaves)

  1. (Britain, dialect) A rush (the plant).
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ “Siv” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology

From Old Norse sef[1], whence also Danish siv, Icelandic sef and Swedish säv ‎(“club-rush”).

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