"seave" meaning in All languages combined

See seave on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /siːv/ Forms: seaves [plural]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Old Norse sef, whence also Danish siv, Icelandic sef and Swedish säv (“club-rush”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|non|sef}} Old Norse sef Head templates: {{en-noun}} seave (plural seaves)
  1. (UK, obsolete, dialect) A rush (the plant). Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-seave-en-noun-u3HT7Hp6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rushes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Rushes: 59 41
  2. (UK, obsolete, dialect) A wick made from this plant. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-seave-en-noun-9VHPDPi2 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Inflected forms

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