seig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse seigr

Adjective

seig (masculine and feminine seig, neuter seigt, definite singular and plural seige, comparative seigere, indefinite superlative seigest, definite superlative seigeste)

  1. (meat, leather etc.) tough
  2. (liquids) thick, viscous
  3. (metals) ductile
  4. (people) persevering, stubborn, tough
  5. slow

Alternative forms

Verb

seig

  1. simple past of sige

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse seigr

Adjective

seig (masculine and feminine seig, neuter seigt, definite singular and plural seige, comparative seigare, indefinite superlative seigast, definite superlative seigaste)

  1. (meat, leather etc.) tough
  2. (liquids) thick, viscous
  3. (metals) ductile
  4. (people) persevering, stubborn, tough
  5. slow

Verb

seig

  1. past tense of siga

References


Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse seigr, from the stem of síga = siig.

Pronunciation

  • (singular):
    IPA(key): [séɪ̯ːɣ]
    Rhymes: -éɪ̯ːɣ
  • (plural):
    IPA(key): [sèɪ̯ːɣ]
    Rhymes: -èɪ̯ːɣ

Adjective

seig

  1. tough
  • seggj

Verb

seig

  1. past tense of siig
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