Talk:seize

Latest comment: 8 days ago by JMGN in topic seized of

Etymology

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http://www.cnrtl.fr/etymologie/saisir says Old French seisir is borrowed from Old High German *sazjan, and that the word is attested circa 700 in the form of Medieval Latin sacire, but isn't actually from it (or at least, it doesn't say that it's from it). Renard Migrant (talk) 18:56, 10 April 2015 (UTC)Reply

seized of

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seized of 2. engaged with and interested in (formal) --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:53, 17 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

be seized of, but the examples show verbs other than to be. JMGN (talk) 00:56, 7 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
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