segen
See also: Segen and seȝen
Middle English
Etymology 1
From sege + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
- seegen, sege, seggen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːd͡ʒən/
Verb
segen (third-person singular simple present segeth, present participle segende, segynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle seged)
- To siege; to assault or attack a walled settlement.
- (rare) To attack; to spring upon.
- (rare) To defecate; to void one's bowels.
- (rare) To fortify; to arm.
Conjugation
Conjugation of segen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) segen, sege | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | sege | seged | |
| 2nd-person singular | segest | segedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | segeth | seged | |
| subjunctive singular | sege | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | segen, sege | segeden, segede | |
| imperative plural | segeth, sege | — | |
| participles | segynge, segende | seged, yseged | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: siege
- Scots: siege
References
- “sẹ̄ǧen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-21.
Etymology 2
From sege + -en (plural ending).
Noun
segen
- (rare) plural of sege
Verb
segen
- Alternative form of seien
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈse.jen/
Noun
seġen ?
- Alternative spelling of seġn
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːɡən/
Noun
segen c (plural [please provide])
- blessing
Further reading
- “segen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011