sege

See also: ṣege and Sege

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sigi, from Proto-Germanic *segaz.

Noun

sēge m

  1. victory, triumph

Inflection

Weak masculine noun
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

sege (plural seges or segen)

  1. A siege; an attack or assault on a walled city:
    1. A group of assailants in a siege.
    2. A retelling or recounting of a siege.
  2. A seat, especially that which indicates authority:
    1. A portable seat; a seat on the back of a mount.
    2. A location, especially something's usual location.
    3. (rare) Ones's position, office, or station.
    4. (rare) A capital or headquarters.
  3. An outhouse; a bathroom:
    1. (by extension) A latrine or privy; a hole or container for disposing feces.
    2. (by extension) Defecation; the expulsion of one's feces.
  4. An ecclesiastical see; a bishopric.
  5. A group of herons; a perch used by herons.
Derived terms
Descendants
References

Etymology 2

Verb

sege

  1. alternative form of segen

Etymology 3

Noun

sege

  1. alternative form of segge (sedge)

Etymology 4

Noun

sege

  1. alternative form of segge (man)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • segje (pre-1901 (Landsmål))
  • sæga, sjågå (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse segi, sigi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sɛɪ̯ə/, /²sɛ(ː)ʝə/, /²sɛ(ː)ɡə/

Noun

sege m (definite singular segen, indefinite plural segar, definite plural segane)

  1. a muscle
    Synonyms: vodve, muskel

Derived terms

  • akselsege
  • augnesege
  • buksege
  • tyggjesege

References

  • “sege” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “sege” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ʒe/

  • Hyphenation: se‧ge

Noun

sege f (plural seges)

  1. a type of carriage pulled by horses
    Synonyms: carriola, caleça
  2. any carriage

Swedish

Adjective

sege

  1. definite natural masculine singular of seg