sege
See also: Sege
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *sigi, from Proto-Germanic *segaz.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: zege
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French sege, siege, from Vulgar Latin *sēdicum, from sēdēs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːdʒ(ə)/
Noun
- A siege; an attack or assault on a walled city:
- A group of assailants in a siege.
- A retelling or recounting of a siege.
- A seat, especially that which indicates authority:
- A portable seat; a seat on the back of a mount.
- A location, especially somethings's usual location.
- (rare) Ones's position, office, or station.
- (rare) A capital or headquarters.
- An outhouse; a bathroom:
- (by extension) A latrine or privy; a hole or container for storing bodily waste
- (by extension) Defecation; the expulsion of one's feces.
- An ecclesiastical see; a bishopric.
- A group of herons; a perch used by herons.
References
- “sẹ̄gǧe (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.
Etymology 2
From sege (noun).
Etymology 3
From Old English seċġ (“sedge”).
Etymology 4
From Old English seċġ (“man”).
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