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sefa

Pronunciation: /ˈse.fɑ/

“sefa” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. spirit, heart, mind

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sebō, from Proto-Germanic *sebô (“mind, sense”), from Proto-Indo-European *sep- (“to try, research”). Cognate with Old Saxon sevo, Old Norse sefi, Latin sapiō.

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