Reconstruction:Old English/siden

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sidinjō (“magic”), derived from *sīþaną (“to use magic”). The same root led to the Old Norse words seiðr (“magic”) and siða (“to use magic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.den/

Noun

*siden f

1. magic

Declension

Declension of *siden (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*siden	*sidenna, *sidenne
accusative	*sidenne	*sidenna, *sidenne
genitive	*sidenne	*sidenna
dative	*sidenne	*sidennum

Derived terms

• ielfsiden