sess
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editAphetic form of assess.
Verb
editsess (third-person singular simple present sesses, present participle sessing, simple past and past participle sessed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To lay a tax upon; to assess.
Noun
editsess (plural sesses)
- (obsolete) A tax; an assessment.
Alternative forms
editEtymology 2
editShortened from sensimilla.
Noun
editsess (plural sesses)
- (slang) marijuana, weed
- 1994, Method Man featuring RZA, Inspectah Deck, Carlton Fisk & Streetlife, (lyrics and music), “Mr. Sandman”, in Tical[1]:
- Remedy for stress is three bags of sess / A day at my rest playin' chess, yes
References
edit- “sess”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
German Low German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German ses, from Old Saxon sehs. Compare German sechs, Dutch zes.
Numeral
editsess
- (Low Prussian) six (6)
See also
edit- Plautdietsch: sass
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz (“seat”). Cognate with Old English sess (“seat”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsess m (genitive singular sess, nominative plural sessar)
Declension
editMaltese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsess m (plural sessi)
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editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Related to sitte.
Noun
editsess m (definite singular sessen, indefinite plural sesser, definite plural sessene)
Derived terms
editReferences
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Related to sitja.
Noun
editsess m (definite singular sessen, indefinite plural sessar, definite plural sessane)
Synonyms
edit- (seat): sete, sitjeplass
- (milking stool): mjølkekrakk
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “sess” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsess m
Declension
editRelated terms
editOld Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Cognate with Old English sess.
Noun
editsess m (genitive sess, plural sessar)
Declension
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “sess”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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