seyd

German

Verb

seyd

1. Obsolete spelling of seid.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

seyd

1. Alternative form of seide
   • 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “Capitulum xiiij”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book VII, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC, leaf 118, recto; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC, page 235, lines 3–7:

     He is none of tho ſaid the dwerf / but he is a kynges ſone / what is his name ſayd the reed knyght of the reed laund / that wille I not telle you ſeyd the dwerf / but ſire kay upon ſcorne named hym Beaumayns /

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Etymology 2

Noun

seyd

1. Alternative form of seed (“seed”)