seisen

seisen

Japanese

Romanization

seisen

1. Rōmaji transcription of せいせん

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• sesen, saisen, sezen, seasen, seysen, seise, sayse, seyse

Etymology

From Old French seisir, from Frankish *sakjan, from Proto-Germanic *sakjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛi̯zən/, /ˈsɛːzən/

Verb

seisen

1. (transitive) To kidnap, abduct, or take captive.
2. (transitive) To grasp or snatch.
3. (transitive, intransitive) To seize, take, confiscate.
4. (transitive, intransitive) To grant ownership; to entitle.
5. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To put, set.

Conjugation

Conjugation of seisen (weak)

infinitive	(to) seisen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	seise	seisede
2nd person singular	seisest	seisedest
3rd person singular	seiseth, seiseþ	seisede
plural	seisen	seiseden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	seise	seisede
plural	seisen	seiseden
imperative	present
singular	seise
plural	seiseth, seiseþ
participle	present	past
	seisende, seisinge	seised, yseised

Descendants

• English: (to) seize
• Scots: (to) seize

References

• “seisen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.