sigen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch sīgan, from Proto-Germanic *sīganą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈziːɣən/
Verb
sigen
- to sink, to drop
- to drip out, to drain
- to slope downwards
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sigen | |
| 3rd sg. past | sêech | |
| 3rd pl. past | sēgen | |
| Past participle | gesēgen | |
| Infinitive | sigen | |
| In genitive | sigens | |
| In dative | sigene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | sige | sêech |
| 2nd singular | sijchs, siges | sēechs, sēges |
| 3rd singular | sijcht, siget | sêech |
| 1st plural | sigen | sēgen |
| 2nd plural | sijcht, siget | sēecht, sēget |
| 3rd plural | sigen | sēgen |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | sige | sēge |
| 2nd singular | sijchs, siges | sēges |
| 3rd singular | sige | sēge |
| 1st plural | sigen | sēgen |
| 2nd plural | sijcht, siget | sēget |
| 3rd plural | sigen | sēgen |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | sijch, sige | |
| Plural | sijcht, siget | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | sigende | gesēgen |
Descendants
- Dutch: zijgen
- Limburgish: ziege
Further reading
- “sighen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “sigen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Verb
sigen
- Alternative form of seien