seeþ
Middle English
verb
Definitions
- (alt form) sethen
Etymology
Inherited from Old English sēoþan (seethe, boil, brood, subject to great pain, prepare food for the mind, disturb, afflict, subject the mind with occupations, subject to a fiery ordeal, be troubled in mind, cook in a liquid, try as with fire, afflict grievously).
Origin
Old English
sēoþan
Gloss
seethe, boil, brood, subject to great pain, prepare food for the mind, disturb, afflict, subject the mind with occupations, subject to a fiery ordeal, be troubled in mind, cook in a liquid, try as with fire, afflict grievously
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process