seave

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/siːv/

noun

A rush (the plant).

OriginOld Norse sef →
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Meanings

nounseave (plural seaves)

plural seaves

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteA rush (the plant).
  2. UKdialectalobsoleteA wick made from this plant.

Origin

  1. Old Norsesef
  2. Englishseave

From Old Norse sef, whence also Danish siv, Icelandic sef and Swedish säv (“club-rush”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with seave

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

seave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seave

MLA

“seave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seave. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seave,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seave.

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