sigþe

Old English

Alternative forms

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

Descendants

  • Middle English: sithe, sythe
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