셰다

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sjəjta/

Verb

셰〯다 (syěyta)

1. to turn grey (for hair)
   • 1586, Widow of Yi Eung-tae, Letter excavated from the grave of Yi Eung-tae:

     자내샹해날ᄃᆞ려닐오ᄃᆡ둘히머리셰도록사다가ᄒᆞᆷᄭᅬ죽쟈ᄒᆞ시더니

     canay syang-hay na-ltolye nilotwoy twulh-i meli syeytwolwok sataka homskwoy cukcya hositeni

     You always used to say to me, "Let's live [together] until our hair turns grey, and die at the same time."

Descendants

• Korean: 세다 (seda)