secg

Middle English

Noun

secg

  1. Alternative form of segge (“sedge”)

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sejj/, [sed͡ʒ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follower, companion”).

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian siā, Old Saxon segg, Old Norse seggr (Norwegian segg). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin socius.

Noun

seċġ m

  1. (poetic) man, warrior, hero
  2. Abbreviation of gārseċġ.
Declension
Declension of secg (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative seċġ seċġas
accusative seċġ seċġas
genitive seċġes seċġa
dative seċġe seċġum
Descendants
  • Middle English: segge

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sagjō.

Noun

seċġ f (nominative plural seċġa or seċġe)

  1. (poetic) sword
Declension
Declension of secg (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative seċġ seċġe, seċġa
accusative seċġ, seċġe seċġe, seċġa
genitive seċġe seċġa
dative seċġe seċġum
See also

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sak- (“marsh plant”) (probably related to Etymology 2). Cognate with Middle Low German segge, Dutch zegge, Russian осо́ка (osóka).

Noun

seċġ m or n

  1. sedge
Declension
Masculine
Declension of secg (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative seċġ seċġas
accusative seċġ seċġas
genitive seċġes seċġa
dative seċġe seċġum
Neuter
Declension of secg (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative seċġ seċġ
accusative seċġ seċġ
genitive seċġes seċġa
dative seċġe seċġum
Descendants
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