secgan

Middle English

Verb

secgan

  1. Alternative form of seien

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sagjaną. Cognate with Old Frisian sega, sedza (West Frisian sizze), Old Saxon seggian (Low German seggen), Dutch zeggen, Old High German sagen sagēn (German sagen), Old Norse segja (Swedish säga, Danish sige). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsed.d͡ʒɑn/

Verb

seċġan

  1. to say, tell
    Hwȳ ne sæġdest þū þæt ǣr?
    Why didn't you say that before?
    Iċ seċġe simle sōþ.
    I always tell the truth.
    Ġesiehst þū! Iċ sæġde þē þæt hit riġnan wolde.
    You see! I told you it was going to rain.

Conjugation
Conjugation of seċġan (weak class 3)
infinitive seċġan tō seċġenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular seċġe sæġde
2nd-person singular sæġst sæġdest
3rd-person singular seġ(e)þ sæġde
plural seċġaþ sæġdon
subjunctive present past
singular seċġe sæġde
plural seċġen sæġden
imperative
singular saga, seġe
plural seċġaþ
participle present past
seċġende (ġe)sæġd

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