Sead
/siːd/noun
An obsolete or dialectal spelling and form of “seed,” meaning a plant’s reproductive grain or the source of growth.
Did you know?Sead belongs to the same ancient word family as “semen,” “sow,” “seminary,” and “disseminate,” all tracing back to the idea of planting or scattering seed.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*seh₁-
“To sow or plant seed”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sēdą
“Seed; something sown”
Old English
Old English
sǣd
“Seed, offspring, or the act of sowing”
Middle English
Middle English
sed / sead
“Seed; a plant grain or source of reproduction”
Modern English
English
sead
“An obsolete or dialectal form of “seed””
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