*sebô
Runic: ᛊᛖᛒᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈse.βɔːː/noun · masculine · an-stem
Meanings
- sense, taste, perception
- mind, understanding
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sep- (‘to taste, test, try out’). Cognate with Latin sapiō (‘to smack, taste, savour, have sense, discern’), Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós) (sophós, ‘wise, clever’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sebô | sebaniz |
| Acc. | sebanų | sebanunz |
| Gen. | sibiniz | sebanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | sibini | sebammaz |
| Inst. | sibinē | sebammiz |
| Voc. | sebô | sebaniz |
Descendants
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*sebō (Proto-West Germanic)
- sefa, seofa (Old English)
- sevo (Old Saxon)
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*sebō (Proto-West Germanic)
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*sevo (Old Dutch)
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seve (Middle Dutch)
- seef, sèèf (Dutch)
- seve, seef, zeve, zeef (West Flemish)
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seve (Middle Dutch)
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*sevo (Old Dutch)
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*sebō (Proto-West Germanic)
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*sebo (Old High German)
- intsebida, insebida (Old High German)
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*sebo (Old High German)
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sefi (Old Norse)
- sefi (Icelandic)