seþan
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
- sēðan — edh spelling
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *sanþijan, from Proto-Germanic *sanþijaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sēþan
- to prove
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- Iċ eom ġeþafa þæs þe þū sæġst, for þon þe þū hit hæfst ġesēðed mid ġesċādwīslīcre race.
- I agree with what you're saying, since you have proven it with rational argument.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"
- Saulus sōðlīċe miċelum swīðrode and þā Iūdēiscan ġesċende, mid ānrǣdnesse sēðende þæt Crist is Godes sunu.
- Saul only became stronger and embarrassed the Jews, proving with his resilience that Christ is the son of God.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- to attest, affirm
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. James the Apostle"
- Eall hālgu ġewritu sēðaþ þæt sē is Hǣlend Crist.
- All the books of the Bible attest that he is Jesus Christ.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. James the Apostle"
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of sēþan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | sēþan | sēþenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | sēþe | sēþde |
| second person singular | sēþest, sēst | sēþdest |
| third person singular | sēþeþ, sēþþ, sēþ | sēþde |
| plural | sēþaþ | sēþdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | sēþe | sēþde |
| plural | sēþen | sēþden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sēþ | |
| plural | sēþaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sēþende | (ġe)sēþed | |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- sōþ n
Descendants edit
- Middle English: sethen
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “SĒÐAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.