seer
See also: Appendix:Variations of "seer"
English Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
seer (plural seers)
- One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 185:
- "But I must not forget to tell you that the lad was born on a Sunday, and had found a card with the four of clubs; therefore he was a seer, that is to say, he could see the supernatural people, but they could not see him."
- One who sees something; an eyewitness.
- 1924, Arthur Eustace Morgan, Tendencies of Modern English Drama, page 140:
- As a seer of beautiful visions, or, shall we say, of visions of the beautiful, he is never weary of celebrating the poet and his vocation.
Related terms Edit
Translations Edit
someone who sees something; an eyewitness
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someone who foretells the future
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Etymology 2 Edit
See sihr.
Noun Edit
seer (plural seers)
- Alternative form of sihr
Anagrams Edit
Alemannic German Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Middle High German sēr, from Old High German sēr (“sored, injured”), from Proto-West Germanic *sair. Cognate with German sehr.
Pronunciation Edit
Adverb Edit
seer
- very
- Hät mi seer gfroit, Sii kännezlärne.
- It was very nice to meet (polite) you.
- (literally, “(It) gladdened me very to get to know (polite) you.”)
Synonyms Edit
Danish Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
seer c (singular definite seeren, plural indefinite seere)
Inflection Edit
Declension of seer
Synonyms Edit
Further reading Edit
- seer on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Middle Dutch Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Old Dutch sēr, from Proto-West Germanic *sair.
Adjective Edit
sêer
Inflection Edit
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms Edit
Descendants Edit
- Dutch: zeer
Etymology 2 Edit
From Old Dutch sēr, from Proto-West Germanic *sair.
Noun Edit
sêer n
Inflection Edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants Edit
- Dutch: zeer
Further reading Edit
- “seer (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “seer (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “seer (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “seer (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
seer
- Alternative form of sere (“dry”)
Etymology 2 Edit
Adjective Edit
seer
- Alternative form of sere (“differing”)
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
seer m (definite singular seeren, indefinite plural seere, definite plural seerne)
References Edit
- “seer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old Galician-Portuguese Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
seer
- to be
- 13th century, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Quen vai contra Santa María con sobervia :
- [...] contra a que vencer foi ao démo per saber ser homildosa [...]
- [...] against her who defeated the devil by being humble [...]
- [...] contra a que vencer foi ao démo per saber ser homildosa [...]
Conjugation Edit
Conjugation of seer (irregular)
Note: The verbs marked with an asterisk (*) were conjugated accordingly to the Old Galician-Portuguese conjugation system, given that there are no records of their usages.
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infinitive | ser seer | ||||||
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gerund | sendo seendo | ||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||
masculine | sido siido |
*sidos *siidos | |||||
feminine | sida *siida |
*sidas *siidas | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | eu | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nós nós outros nós outras |
vós vós outros vós outras |
eles elas | |
present | sõo son soo sejo |
es *sés sees |
é éste sé |
somos semos |
sodes sedes seedes |
son | |
imperfect | era seia siia sia sedia |
eras seias siias sias *sedias |
era seia sia siia sedia |
eramos *seiamos siiamos *siamos *sediamos |
erades *seiades *siiades *siades *sediades |
eran seian siian *sian *sedian | |
preterite | fui foi sive sivi sevi |
fuste fusti fuisti *fusche foste seviste *sevisti |
foi fui foe seve seive |
fomos *sevemos |
fustes fostes *sevestes |
foron severon seeron | |
pluperfect | fora *severa |
foras *severas |
fora severa |
foramos *severamos |
forades *severades |
foran *severan | |
future | serei seerei |
serás seerás |
será seerá |
seremos seeremos |
seredes seeredes |
serán seerán | |
conditional | seria seeria |
serias seeria |
seria seeria |
seriamos seeriamos |
seriades seeriades |
serian seerian | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nós nós outros nós outras |
vós vós outros vós outras |
eles elas | |
present | seja sea |
sejas seas |
seja sea |
sejamos seamos |
sejades seades |
sejan sean | |
preterite | fosse sevesse |
fosses *sevesses |
fosse sevesse |
fôssemos *sevêssemos |
fôssedes *sevêssedes |
fossen sevessen | |
future | for *sever |
fores *severes |
for sever |
formos *severmos |
fordes *severdes |
foren *severen | |
imperative | — | tu | vossa mercee | nós nós outros nós outras |
vós vós outros vós outras |
— | |
affirmative | — | sei sé sée |
seja *sea |
sejamos *seamos |
sede seede *sende |
— | |
negative | — | sejas *seas |
seja *sea |
sejamos *seamos |
sejades seades |
— | |
personal infinitive | eu | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nós nós outros nós outras |
vós vós outros vós outras |
eles elas | |
ser seer |
seres seeres |
ser seer |
sermos seermos |
serdes seerdes |
seren seeren |
Descendants Edit
Old Spanish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Latin sedēre (“to sit”). As time passed, it merged with ser (“to be”), from Latin sum (“to be”).
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
seer
- to be
- to sit
- 9th century, Anonymous, Glosas Emilianenses :
- in domo tua manes (tu siedes)
- [in Latin] you sit/remain at home, [in Old Spanish, glossing Latin manēs ‘you remain’] you sit/remain
- in domo tua manes (tu siedes)
- between 1140-1207, Anonymous (or Per Abbat), Cantar de mío Cid 1001:
- Las armas auien presas & sedien sobre los cauallos
- They had taken up arms and were sitting on their horses
- Las armas auien presas & sedien sobre los cauallos
- between 1140-1207, Anonymous (or Per Abbat), Cantar de mío Cid 3118:
- Sed en ũtro eſcaño com̃o Rey a ſeñor
(normalized) Sed en vuestro escaño, como rey a señor- Sit on your chair, as a king [overlooking] a lord
- Sed en ũtro eſcaño com̃o Rey a ſeñor
- 1250, Anonymous, Pre-Alphonsian Bible E6 Mark.13.22:
- e farã ſignos é marauillas pora engannar los eſcogidos ſi ſeer puede
(normalized) E farán signos e maravillas pora engañar los escogidos si seer puede- And they shall make signs and wonders to trick the elect if it can be (=if it's possible)
- e farã ſignos é marauillas pora engannar los eſcogidos ſi ſeer puede
Conjugation Edit
Conjugation of ser (second conjugation)
Note: The verbs marked with an asterisk (‡) were likely conjugated accordingly to the Old Spanish conjugation system, while those marked with (*) are based on the Modern Spanish conjugation system.
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infinitive | seer | ||||||
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gerund | *sendo | ||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||
masculine | sesso | ‡sessos | |||||
feminine | ‡sessa | ‡sessas | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | yo | tú | él ella ello |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vostras |
ellos ellas | |
present | seo | sees | see | *seemos | ‡seedes, seés, seéis | seen
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imperfect | seía | ‡seías | ‡seía | ‡seiamos | ‡seiades, seiás, seiáis | ‡seían | |
preterite | seí | seieste | seió | seiemos | seiestes | seieron | |
future | seré | serás | será | seramos | ‡serades, serás, seráis | serán | |
conditional | seria | serias | serié | seriamos | ‡seriades, seriás, *seriáis | serian | |
subjunctive | yo | tú | él/ella ello |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos ellas | |
present | sea | seas | sea | seamos | ‡seades, seás, seáis | sean | |
imperfect | seiera seiese |
seieras seieses |
seiera seiese |
seieramos seiesemos |
‡seierades, seierás, *seieráis ‡seiesedes, seiesés, *seieséis |
seieran seiesen | |
future | #seere | *seeres | *seere | *seeremos | ‡seeredes, seierés, *seieréis | *seeren | |
imperative | yo | tú | él/ella/ello | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos ellas | |
affirmative | — | ‡see | *sea | *seamos | *seed | *sean | |
negative | — | *no seas | *no sea | *no seamos | ‡no seades/seás/*seáis | *no sean |
Descendants Edit
- Spanish: ser (in part)