singe
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English sengen, from Old English senġan, sænċġan (“to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *sangijan (“to burn, torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *senk- (“to burn”). Cognate with West Frisian singe, sinzje (“to singe”), Saterland Frisian soange (“to singe”), Dutch zengen (“to singe, scorch”), German Low German sengen (“to singe”), German sengen (“to singe, scorch”), Icelandic sangur (“singed, burnt, scorched”).
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Verb edit
singe (third-person singular simple present singes, present participle singeing, simple past and past participle singed)
- (transitive) To burn slightly.
- 1702, Sir Roger L’Estrange, “The First Viſion of the Algouazil (or Catchpole) Poſſest”, in The Viſions of Dom Franciſco de Quevedo-Villegas'[21]:
- made combustible by Flame They treat of, we have pretty Game, For they their own Tail Singe, to save Us
- (transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
- (transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
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Noun edit
singe (plural singes)
- A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
singe (third-person singular simple present singes, present participle singing, simple past sange, past participle sunge)
- Obsolete form of sing.
- 1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg: Eucharius Cervicornus and J. Soter?], →OCLC, Judith xvj:[1–2], folio xxix, verso:
- Then ſange Iudith this ſonge vnto the LORDE: Begynne vnto the LORDE vpon the tabrettes, ſinge vnto the LORDE vpon the cymbals.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 1:
- Lo I the man, whoſe Muſe whilome did maske, / As time her taught in lowly Sheapards weeds, / Am now enforſt a far unfitter taske, / For trumpets ſterne to change mine oaten reeds, / And ſinge of Knights and Ladies gentle deeds […]
- c. 1603 (date written), Iohn Marston, The Malcontent, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for William Aspley, […], published 1604, →OCLC, Act III, scene iv:
- [H]ere’s a couple of Syrenicall raſcals ſhall inchaunt yee: What ſhall they ſinge my good Lorde?
References edit
- “singe”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Alemannic German edit
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Verb edit
singe (third-person singular simple present singt, past participle gsunge, auxiliary haa)
- to sing
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French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French singe, from Old French singe, inherited from Latin sīmius.
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Noun edit
singe m (plural singes)
- monkey
- Synonym: (Louisiana) macaque m
- ape
- (derogatory) foolish or mischievous man
- (derogatory) shrewd man
- Synonym: renard
- Ne laisse personne entrer dans cette pièce, surtout ce singe-ci.
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- (slang) hierarchical superior
- ― Allons voir le vieux singe ! soupira Maigret, qui n’avait jamais pu sentir le juge Coméliau.
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- guenon f
Further reading edit
- “singe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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singe
- inflection of singen:
Hunsrik edit
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singe
- to sing
Conjugation edit
Regular | ||
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infinitive | singe | |
participle | gesung | |
auxiliary | hon | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
ich | singe | — |
du | singst | sing |
er/sie/es | singd | — |
meer | singe | — |
deer | singd | singd |
sie | singe | — |
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end. |
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Middle English edit
Verb edit
singe
- Alternative form of singen
Old French edit
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Noun edit
singe oblique singular, m (oblique plural singes, nominative singular singes, nominative plural singe)
- monkey (animal)
Descendants edit
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
Compare German singen, Dutch zingen, English sing, Swedish sjunga.
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singe
- to sing
Sathmar Swabian edit
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singe
- to sing
References edit
- Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish سونگو (süngü).
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Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
singe (n class, plural singe)