The Seed (Nynorsk: Kimen) is a 1940 novel by the Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas.

This is soon followed by a mysterious murder case, which creates widespread distrust in the community.

The novel was the author's first departure from literary realism into a more allegorical mode of storytelling.

An English translation by Kenneth G. Chapman was published in 1964, in a shared volume with Vesaas' novel Spring Night.

[1] The Seed was the basis for a 1974 film with the same title, directed by Erik Solbakken.