sigen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sīgan, from Proto-Germanic *sīganą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈziːɣən/

Verb

sigen

  1. to sink, to drop
  2. to drip out, to drain
  3. to slope downwards

Inflection
Strong class 1
Infinitive sigen
3rd sg. past sêech
3rd pl. past sēgen
Past participle gesēgen
Infinitive sigen
In genitive sigens
In dative sigene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular sige sêech
2nd singular sijchs, siges sēechs, sēges
3rd singular sijcht, siget sêech
1st plural sigen sēgen
2nd plural sijcht, siget sēecht, sēget
3rd plural sigen sēgen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular sige sēge
2nd singular sijchs, siges sēges
3rd singular sige sēge
1st plural sigen sēgen
2nd plural sijcht, siget sēget
3rd plural sigen sēgen
Imperative Present
Singular sijch, sige
Plural sijcht, siget
Present Past
Participle sigende gesēgen

Descendants
  • Dutch: zijgen
  • Limburgish: ziege

Further reading
  • “sighen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “sigen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Verb

sigen

  1. Alternative form of seien
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