sege
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *sigi, from Proto-Germanic *segaz.
Noun
sēge m
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sege | segen |
| accusative | sege | segen |
| genitive | segen | segen |
| dative | sege | segen |
Descendants
- Dutch: zege
Further reading
- “seghe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sege (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French sege, siege, from Vulgar Latin *sēdicum, from sēdēs.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːd͡ʒ(ə)/
Noun
- A siege; an attack or assault on a walled city:
- A group of assailants in a siege.
- A retelling or recounting of a siege.
- A seat, especially that which indicates authority:
- An outhouse; a bathroom:
- An ecclesiastical see; a bishopric.
- A group of herons; a perch used by herons.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “sẹ̄gǧe, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 July 2018.
Etymology 2
Verb
sege
- alternative form of segen
Etymology 3
Noun
sege
- alternative form of segge (“sedge”)
Etymology 4
Noun
sege
- alternative form of segge (“man”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- segje (pre-1901 (Landsmål))
- sæga, sjågå (dialectal)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sɛɪ̯ə/, /²sɛ(ː)ʝə/, /²sɛ(ː)ɡə/
Noun
sege m (definite singular segen, indefinite plural segar, definite plural segane)
Derived terms
- akselsege
- augnesege
- buksege
- tyggjesege
References
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ʒe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ʒɨ/
- Hyphenation: se‧ge
Noun
sege f (plural seges)
Swedish
Adjective
sege
- definite natural masculine singular of seg