secgan

Middle English

Verb

secgan

  1. Alternative form of seien

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sagjaną.

Cognate with Old Frisian sedza, Old Saxon seggian, Old Dutch seggen, Old High German sagēn, Old Norse segja. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsej.jɑn/, [ˈsed.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

seċġan

  1. to say, tell
    Hwȳ ne sæġdest þū þæt ǣr?
    Why didn't you say that before?
    Iċ seċġe simle sōþ.
    I always tell the truth.
    Ġesiehst þū! Iċ þē sæġde þæt hit riġnan wolde.
    You see! I told you it was gonna rain.

Conjugation
Conjugation of seċġan (weak class 3)
infinitive seċġan seċġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular seċġe sæġde
second person singular sæġst sæġdest
third person singular sæġþ sæġde
plural seċġaþ sæġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular seċġe sæġde
plural seċġen sæġden
imperative
singular sæġe
plural seċġaþ
participle present past
seċġende (ġe)sæġd

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: seien, seyen, seggen
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