sædtima

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sādatīmō, from Proto-Germanic *sēdatīmô (“seedtime”), equivalent to sǣd +‎ tīma. Cognate with Old Norse sáðtími (“seedtime”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæːdˌtiː.mɑ/

Noun

sǣdtīma m

  1. the season for sowing, seedtime

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative sǣdtīma sǣdtīman
accusative sǣdtīman sǣdtīman
genitive sǣdtīman sǣdtīmena
dative sǣdtīman sǣdtīmum

Descendants

  • Middle English: seed tyme, syde-tyme, seede tyme
    • English: seedtime
    • Scots: sede-time, seid-time
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