seoloþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• sioloþ

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *silōþu, from a verb derived from Proto-Germanic *silāną (“to be still, be silent”) +‎ -oþ; or perhaps from Proto-Germanic *silōþuz. If so, then related to Old Norse sil (“slowly or calmly flowing water between two falls in a stream”), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (anasilan, “to cease, stop, fall silent”), Old English sālnes (“silence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse͜o.loθ/

Noun

seoloþ m

1. sea

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	seoloþ	seoloþas
accusative	seoloþ	seoloþas
genitive	seoloþes	seoloþa
dative	seoloþe	seoloþum