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

an implement for mowing; scythe, sickle

Declension

Declension of sigþe (strong ja-stem)

Case	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

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