Seethe \Seethe\, v. t. [imp. Seethed(Sod, obs.); p. p.
Seethed, Sodden; p. pr. & vb. n. Seething.]
[OE.
sethen, AS. se['o]?an; akin to D. sieden, OHG. siodan, G.
sieden, Icel. sj??a, Sw. sjuda, Dan. syde, Goth. saubs a
burnt offering. Cf. Sod, n., Sodden, Suds.]
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Sod \Sod\, n. [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.]
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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