SODDED

SOD

sod

(verb) cover with sod

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

sodded

simple past tense and past participle of sod

Source: Wiktionary


SOD

Sod, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The rock dove. [Prov. Eng.]

Sod, obs.

Definition: imp. of Seethe.

Sod, n. Etym: [Akin to LG. sode, D. zode, OD. sode, soode, OFries. satha, and E. seethe. So named from its sodden state in wet weather. See Seethe.]

Definition: That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward. She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. Collins.

Sod, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sodden; p. pr. & vb. n. Sodding.]

Definition: To cover with sod; to turf.

SEETHE

Seethe, v. t. [imp. Seethed (Sod (, obs.); p. p. Seethed, Sodden (; p. pr. & vb. n. Seething.] Etym: [OE. sethen, AS. seó; akin to D. sieden, OHG. siodan, G. sieden, Icel. sj, Sw. sjuda, Dan. syde, Goth. saubs a burnt offering. Cf. Sod, n., Sodden, Suds.]

Definition: To decoct or prepare for food in hot liquid; to boil; as, to seethe flesh. [Written also seeth.] Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. 2 Kings iv. 38.

Seethe, v. i.

Definition: To be a state of ebullition or violent commotion; to be hot; to boil. 1 Sam. ii. 13. A long Pointe, round which the Mississippi used to whirl, and seethe, and foam. G. W. Cable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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