secg
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
secg
- Alternative form of segge (“sedge”)
Old EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follower, companion”).
Germanic cognates include Old Frisian siā, Old Saxon segg, Old Norse seggr (Norwegian segg). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin socius.
NounEdit
seċġ m
DeclensionEdit
Declension of secg (strong a-stem)
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Germanic *sagjō.
NounEdit
seċġ f (nominative plural seċġa or seċġe)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of secg (strong i-stem)
See alsoEdit
Etymology 3Edit
From Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sak- (“marsh plant”) (probably related to Etymology 2). Cognate with Middle Low German segge, Dutch zegge, Russian осо́ка (osóka).
NounEdit
seċġ m or n
DeclensionEdit
- Masculine
Declension of secg (strong a-stem)
- Neuter
Declension of secg (strong a-stem)