seave

noun — 2 senses

noun

/siːv/

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

UK, Dialectal, Obsolete A rush (the plant).

UK, Dialectal, Obsolete A wick made from this plant.

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