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/

Verb

seġnian

to mark the sign of the cross; bless, consecrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of seġnian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	seġnian	seġnienne
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”)

Descendants

Middle English: sainen, seinen, senen, sinen, signen
- Scots: sain
- English: sain

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “seġnian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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