sigþe

Old English

Alternative forms

• sigdi, sīþe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sigiþī, from Proto-Germanic *sigiþiz (“sickle”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut, cut off, sever”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsij.θe/, [ˈsij.ðe]

Noun

siġþe m

1. an implement for mowing; scythe, sickle

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	siġþe	siġþas
accusative	siġþe	siġþas
genitive	siġþes	siġþa
dative	siġþe	siġþum

Related terms

• sicol

Descendants

• Middle English: sithe, sythe
  • English: scythe
  • Scots: sithe, scythe