secg
Middle English edit
Noun edit
secg
- Alternative form of segge (“sedge”)
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Noun edit
seċġ m
Declension edit
Declension of secg (strong a-stem)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *sagjō.
Noun edit
seċġ f (nominative plural seċġa or seċġe)
Declension edit
Declension of secg (strong i-stem)
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
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).
Noun edit
seċġ m or n
Declension edit
- Masculine
Declension of secg (strong a-stem)
- Neuter
Declension of secg (strong a-stem)