Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛːd/, [sɛːˀð]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sáð ‎(“seed”), from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz.

Noun

sæd c (singular definite sæden, not used in plural form)

1. seed, semen, sperm
2. seed (fertilized grain)

Synonyms

• (semen): sperm, sperma
• (seed): såsæd, sædekorn

Etymology 2

From Old Norse siðr.

Noun

sæd c (singular definite sæden, plural indefinite sæder)

1. custom

Inflection

Derived terms

• sædelig ("chaste", "moral")

See also

• sæd on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Sæd (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sáð, from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz.

Noun

sæd m ‎(definite singular sæden) (uncountable)

1. semen, sperm
2. (agriculture) seed (anything that can be sown that yields a crop)

Synonyms

• sperm (semen)
• sperma (semen)
• såkorn (seed)

Derived terms

• sædbank
• sæddonasjon
• sæddonor
• sædgiver

References

• “sæd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sáð, from Proto-Germanic *sēdiz.

Noun

sæd m ‎(definite singular sæden) (uncountable)

1. semen, sperm

Synonyms

• sperma

References

• “sæd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæd/

Adjective

sæd

1. full, sated
2. weary

Descendants

• Middle English: sad, sed
  • English: sad

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sēdiz ‎(“seed; that which can be sown”). Cognate with Old Frisian sēd (West Frisian sied), Old Saxon sād (Low German Saad), Dutch zaad, Old High German sāt (German Saat), Old Norse sáð (Danish sæd, Swedish säd), Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌸𐍃 ‎(sēþs).

Alternative forms

• sēd

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæːd/

Noun

sǣd n ‎(nominative plural sæd)

1. seed

Descendants

• Middle English: seed, sede, side
  • English: seed