Etymology

Seaford

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Today it means: A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Full definition →

Middle English Seford ← Old English *Sǣford
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  1. Old English · derived fromsǣ“sea”
  2. Old English · inherited from*Sǣford
  3. Middle English · inherited fromSeford
  4. English todaySeaford

Inherited from Middle English Seford, Sevord, from Old English *Sǣford, from Old English sǣ (“sea”) + ford (“ford”); equivalent to sea + ford.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsǣ all →

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