"seeman" meaning in Middle English

See seeman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛ̝ːman/ Forms: seemen [plural], see-man [alternative], see-manne [alternative], seman [alternative], sæ-man [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English sǣmann; equivalent to see (“sea”) + man (“man, person”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|sǣmann|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English sǣmann, {{inh+|enm|ang|sǣmann}} Inherited from Old English sǣmann, {{af|enm|see|man|id1=sea|id2=man|t1=sea|t2=man, person}} see (“sea”) + man (“man, person”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} seeman, {{enm-noun|seemen}} seeman (plural seemen)
  1. A sailor, especially one of lower rank.

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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