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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/segnōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *segnōną.
Verb
*segnōn
- to bless
- to sign, to make a mark
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *segnōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *segnōdā | |
| Infinitive | *segnōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *segnōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *segnōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *segnōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *segnō | *segnōdā |
| 2nd singular | *segnōs | *segnōdēs, *segnōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *segnōþ | *segnōdē, *segnōdā |
| 1st plural | *segnōm | *segnōdum |
| 2nd plural | *segnōþ | *segnōdud |
| 3rd plural | *segnōnþ | *segnōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *segnō | *segnōdī |
| 2nd singular | *segnōs | *segnōdī |
| 3rd singular | *segnō | *segnōdī |
| 1st plural | *segnōm | *segnōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *segnōþ | *segnōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *segnōn | *segnōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *segnō | |
| Plural | *segnōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *segnōndī | *segnōd |
Descendants
- Old English: segnian, sēnian
- Middle English: sainen, seinen, senen, sinen, signen
- Scots: sain
- English: sain
- Middle English: sainen, seinen, senen, sinen, signen
- Old Frisian: seinia, sēnia
- West Frisian: seinje, seingje, segenje
- Old Saxon: segnon
- Middle Low German: sēgenen, segenen
- Old Dutch: seganon
- Middle Dutch: sēgenen
- Dutch: zegenen
- Middle Dutch: sēgenen
- Old High German: seganōn
- Middle High German: segenen, seinen, seingenen
- German: segnen
- Middle High German: segenen, seinen, seingenen