"sæwiht" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsæːˌwixt/, [ˈsæːˌwiçt] Forms: sǣwiht [canonical, feminine, neuter]
Etymology: From sǣ (“sea”) + wiht (“creature”). Etymology templates: {{af|ang|sǣ|wiht|t1=sea|t2=creature}} sǣ (“sea”) + wiht (“creature”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=f|g3=|head=sǣwiht|head2=|sort=}} sǣwiht n or f, {{ang-noun|n|g2=f|head=sǣwiht}} sǣwiht n or f
  1. sea creature Categories (lifeform): Animals
    Sense id: en-sæwiht-ang-noun-O-1XJnQP Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This land also bears various birds and sea creatures, and seals, porpoises, and dolphins are often caught here; and various kinds of mussels and shellfish are often taken, and in them the best pearls of every color are often found.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nSwylċe ēac þēos eorþe is berende missenlīcra fugela ⁊ sǣwihta ⁊ hēr bēoþ oft fanġene seolas ⁊ hronas and mereswȳn; ⁊ hēr bēoþ oft numene missenlīcra cynna weolcsċylle ⁊ muscule, ⁊ on þām oft ġemette þā betstan meregrotan ǣlces hīwes.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈsæːˌwixt/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈsæːˌwiçt]"
    }
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        {
          "english": "This land also bears various birds and sea creatures, and seals, porpoises, and dolphins are often caught here; and various kinds of mussels and shellfish are often taken, and in them the best pearls of every color are often found.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nSwylċe ēac þēos eorþe is berende missenlīcra fugela ⁊ sǣwihta ⁊ hēr bēoþ oft fanġene seolas ⁊ hronas and mereswȳn; ⁊ hēr bēoþ oft numene missenlīcra cynna weolcsċylle ⁊ muscule, ⁊ on þām oft ġemette þā betstan meregrotan ǣlces hīwes.",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsæːˌwixt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsæːˌwiçt]"
    }
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