sigte
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German sichte, a variant of sicht, from Old Saxon *sihti, from Proto-West Germanic *sihti.
Noun edit
sigte n (singular definite sigtet, plural indefinite sigter)
- aim (with a weapon)
- 2014, Conn Iggulden, Stormfugl: Rosekrigene 1, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
- Highburys skytter sendte deres andet dusin af sted, og Rowan lagde pile på buen så hurtigt han kunne og mærkede hvordan hans sigte blev bedre for hver gang.
- Highbury's archers sent off their second dozen, and Rowan laid arrows on his bow as fast as he could and felt how his aim improved each time.
- 2010, Wilbur Smith, Solens sejr, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- Hans sigte var så vildt, at han ikke ulejligede sig med at følge kuglens bane.
- His aim was so wild that he did not bother to follow the course of the bullet.
Declension edit
References edit
- “sigte,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Low German sichte, derived from the verb sichten (“to sift”), see below.
Noun edit
sigte c (singular definite sigten, plural indefinite sigter)
Declension edit
References edit
- “sigte,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German sichten and German sichten, derived from the noun Sicht (Danish sigt).
Verb edit
sigte (past tense sigtede, past participle sigtet)
- to aim
- at sigte på nogen med en bue
- to aim at someone with a bow.
Conjugation edit
References edit
- “sigte,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 4 edit
From Old Danish sæktæ, derived from the noun Old Norse sekt (“penalty”), which is in turn derived from the adjective sekr (“guilty”), from Proto-Germanic *sakjaz.
Verb edit
sigte (past tense sigtede, past participle sigtet)
- to charge (to make an accusation against)
Conjugation edit
References edit
- “sigte,4” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 5 edit
Borrowed from Low German sichten, from Proto-West Germanic *siftijan, cognate with English sift (German sichten is also from Low German).
Verb edit
sigte (past tense sigtede, past participle sigtet)
Conjugation edit
References edit
- “sigte,5” in Den Danske Ordbog