segnian
Old English
Alternative forms
- sēnian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *segnōną, from Latin signō. Cognate with Dutch zegenen and German segnen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsej.ni.ɑn/
Conjugation
Conjugation of seġnian (weak class 2)
infinitive | seġnian | seġnienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | seġniġe | seġnode |
second person singular | seġnast | seġnodest |
third person singular | seġnaþ | seġnode |
plural | seġniaþ | seġnodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | seġniġe | seġnode |
plural | seġniġen | seġnoden |
imperative | ||
singular | seġna | |
plural | seġniaþ | |
participle | present | past |
seġniende | (ġe)seġnod |
Derived terms
- seġnung f (“blessing, consecration”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “seġnian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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