Category: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.]

Defn: 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 Seethe, v. i.

Defn: 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.

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Seethe - To boil (Exodus 16:23).