Seethe, v. i. 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.Seethe (?), v. t.
[imp. Seethed (?) (Sod (?), obs.);
p. p. Seethed, Sodden (?);
p. pr. & vb. n. Seething.] [OE.
sethen, AS. seĆ³?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.