seon

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseː.on/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną.

Cognate with Old Frisian sīa (West Frisian sjen), Old Saxon sehan (Low German sehn), Old Dutch sian (Dutch zien), Old High German sehan (German sehen), Old Norse sjá (Swedish se, Danish se, Icelandic sjá), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan).

Verb

sēon

1. to see, look
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     ...and ðā syndon swȳþe fæġere and lustsumlīce on tō sēonne...

     ...and those are very beautiful and pleasant to look at...

Usage notes

• In prose, ġesēon is almost always used instead of sēon.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sēon (strong class 5)

infinitive	sēon	sēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sēo	seah
second person singular	siehst	sāwe
third person singular	siehþ	seah
plural	sēoþ	sāwon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sēo	sāwe
plural	sēon	sāwen
imperative
singular	seoh
plural	sēoþ
participle	present	past
	sēonde	(ġe)sewen

Derived terms

• āsēon
• besēon
• foresēon
• forsēon
• ġesēon
• ofersēon
• onsēon
• þurhsēon
• ymbsēon

Descendants

• Middle English: seen, sein, sien; seon, son, suen (chiefly early and West); zi (Kent)
  • English: see
  • Scots: se, sie, see
  • Yola: zee, zey, zie, ze, sau

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *sīhwan (“to strain, drip”).

Alternative forms

• sīon

Verb

sēon

1. (transitive) to strain, filter
2. (intransitive) to run as a sore, ooze, trickle, drop, drip

Conjugation

Conjugation of sēon (strong class 1)

infinitive	sēon	sēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sēo	sāh
second person singular	sīehst	sige
third person singular	sīehþ	sāh
plural	sēoþ	sigon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sēo	sige
plural	sēon	sigen
imperative
singular	sēoh
plural	sēoþ
participle	present	past
	sēonde	(ġe)siġen, (ġe)siwen

Derived terms

• āsēon
• ġesēon

Related terms

• sīġan

Descendants

• Middle English: sihen
  • Scots: sye
  • English: sie

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *siuni.

Noun

sēon f

1. Alternative form of sīen