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

Derived terms

• nēdersigen

 

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