Nomen

die Sense

scythe

Der Bauer mäht das Gras mit der Sense.

The farmer mows the grass with the scythe.

Der Tod wird oft mit einer Sense dargestellt.

Death is often depicted with a scythe.

((with sth.)) with (sth.) The farmer mows the grass with the scythe.

Synonyms: Sichel (sickle)

From Old High German 'segensa'.

The input 'Senß' is an old spelling; the modern spelling is 'Sense'. Imagine the Grim Reaper (Sensenmann) making 'sense' of life and death with his scythe.

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