seisen
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French seisir, from Frankish *sakjan, from Proto-Germanic *sakjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛi̯zən/, /ˈsɛːzən/
Verb
seisen
- (transitive) To kidnap, abduct, or take captive.
- (transitive) To grasp or snatch.
- (transitive, intransitive) To seize, take, confiscate.
- (transitive, intransitive) To grant ownership; to entitle.
- (transitive, intransitive, rare) To put, set.
Conjugation
Conjugation of seisen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) seisen, seise | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | seise | seised | |
2nd-person singular | seisest | seisedest | |
3rd-person singular | seiseth | seised | |
subjunctive singular | seise | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | seisen, seise | seiseden, seisede | |
imperative plural | seiseth, seise | — | |
participles | seisynge, seisende | seised, yseised |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “seisen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?].
Pronunciation
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Adjective
seisen m (feminine singular seisena, masculine plural seisens, feminine plural seisenas) (Languedoc)
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Cardinal : sièis Ordinal : seisen | ||
Further reading
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 554.
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