segen

See also: Segen and seȝen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From sege +‎ -en (“infintival ending”).

Alternative forms

sege, seegen, seggen

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈseːdʒən/

Verb

segen

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)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) segen
1st person singular	sege	segede
2nd person singular	segest	segedest
3rd person singular	segeth, segeþ	segede
plural	segen	segeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	sege	segede
plural	segen	segeden
imperative	present
singular	sege
plural	segeth, segeþ
participle	present	past
participle	segende, seginge	seged, yseged

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

plural of sege

Etymology 3

From Old English secgan.

Verb

segen

Alternative form of seien

Old English

Noun

seġen ?

Alternative spelling of seġn

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