segen

See also: Segen and seȝen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From sege +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːd͡ʒən/

Verb

segen (third-person singular simple present segeth, present participle segende, segynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle seged)

  1. To siege; to assault or attack a walled settlement.
  2. (rare) To attack; to spring upon.
  3. (rare) To defecate; to void one's bowels.
  4. (rare) To fortify; to arm.
Conjugation
Conjugation of segen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) segen, sege
present tense past tense
1st-person singular sege seged
2nd-person singular segest segedest
3rd-person singular segeth seged
subjunctive singular sege
imperative singular —
plural1 segen, sege segeden, segede
imperative plural segeth, sege —
participles segynge, segende seged, yseged

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: siege
  • Scots: siege
References

Etymology 2

From sege +‎ -en (plural ending).

Noun

segen

  1. (rare) plural of sege

Etymology 3

Verb

segen

  1. alternative form of seien

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.jen/

Noun

seġen ?

  1. alternative spelling of seġn

West Frisian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːɡən/

Noun

segen c (plural [please provide])

  1. blessing

Further reading

  • “segen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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