segnian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • sēnian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *segnōną, from Latin signō. Cognate with Dutch zegenen and German segnen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsej.ni.ɑn/

Verb

seġnian

  1. to mark the sign of the cross; bless, consecrate

Conjugation
Conjugation of seġnian (weak class 2)
infinitive seġnian seġnienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular seġniġe seġnode
2nd-person singular seġnast seġnodest
3rd-person singular seġnaþ seġnode
plural seġniaþ seġnodon
subjunctive present past
singular seġniġe seġnode
plural seġniġen seġnoden
imperative
singular seġna
plural seġniaþ
participle present past
seġniende (ġe)seġnod

Derived terms
  • seġnung f (“blessing, consecration”)

Descendants
  • Middle English: sainen, seinen, senen, sinen, signen

References
  • seġnian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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