segen
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From sege + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
segen (third-person singular simple present segeth, present participle segende, segynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle seged)
- To siege; to assault or attack a walled settlement.
- (rare) To attack; to spring upon.
- (rare) To defecate; to void one's bowels.
- (rare) To fortify; to arm.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of segen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “sẹ̄ǧen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-21.
Etymology 2 edit
From sege + -en (plural ending).
Noun edit
segen
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
segen
- Alternative form of seien
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
seġen ?
- Alternative spelling of seġn
West Frisian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
segen c (plural [please provide])
Further reading edit
- “segen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011