seeman
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See also: Seeman
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old English sǣmann; equivalent to see (“sea”) + man (“man, person”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]seeman (plural seemen)
Descendants
[edit]- English: seaman
References
[edit]- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Sea-man”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VIII, Part 2 (S–Sh), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 329, column 3.