seggen
See also: seǧǧen and seȝȝen
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German seggen, from Old Saxon seggian, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛ.ɡən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of seggen (weak verb, irregular)
infinitive | seggen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | segg | sä |
2nd person singular | seggst | sääst |
3rd person singular | seggt | sä |
plural | seggt | sään |
imperative | present | — |
singular | segg | |
plural | seggt | |
participle | present | past |
seggen | seggt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *seggen, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-. The irregular past tense is a common Ingvaeonic development of the northern dialects, seen also in brein and seil.
Verb
seggen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: zeggen
- Limburgish: zègke
Further reading
- “secghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “seggen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle English
Etymology 2
From Old English secgan.
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