sæmann
Old English
Etymology
From sǣ + mann. Compare Dutch zeeman, German Seemann, Swedish sjöman and Icelandic sjómaður.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsæːˌmɑnn/, [ˈsæːˌmɑn]
Noun
sǣmann m
- seaman
Declension
Declension of sæmann (strong consonant stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | sǣmann | sǣmenn |
accusative | sǣmann | sǣmenn |
genitive | sǣmannes | sǣmanna |
dative | sǣmenn | sǣmannum |
Descendants
- Middle English: seman
- English: seaman
- Scots: seaman
References
- sǣmann in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary