"Sægham" meaning in Old English

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Proper name

Forms: Sǣġhām [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From *sǣġe + hām (“home(stead)”), literally “homestead by a swampy pool”. Etymology templates: {{com|ang|*sǣġe|hām|lit=homestead by a swampy pool|t2=home(stead)}} *sǣġe + hām (“home(stead)”), literally “homestead by a swampy pool” Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Sǣġhām|sort=}} Sǣġhām m, {{ang-proper noun|m|head=Sǣġhām}} Sǣġhām m
  1. Soham (a town and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England) Categories (place): Civil parishes of Cambridgeshire, England, Places in Cambridgeshire, England, Places in England, Towns in Cambridgeshire, England, Towns in England
    Sense id: en-Sægham-ang-name-zg3MFcjq Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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