sighen

Middle Dutch

Verb

sighen

  1. alternative spelling of sigen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • sighe, sighʒe, sighgen, sighien, sigen, siʒhen, siʒen, siʒʒe, sihen, sihghen, sien, seighen, seien

Etymology

Back-formation from sighte, siȝhte, past tense forms of siken, from Old English sīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to pour out”).

Verb

sighen (third-person singular simple present sigheth, present participle sighende, sighynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sighed)

  1. (intransitive) to sigh; to moan
  2. to sigh for; to sigh in regret for

Conjugation

Conjugation of sighen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) sighen, sighe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular sighe sighed
2nd-person singular sighest sighedest
3rd-person singular sigheth sighed
subjunctive singular sighe
imperative singular —
plural1 sighen, sighe sigheden, sighede
imperative plural sigheth, sighe —
participles sighynge, sighende sighed, ysighed

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

Descendants

  • English: sigh

References

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