sess

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Aphetic form of assess.

Verb

sess (third-person singular simple present sesses, present participle sessing, simple past and past participle sessed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lay a tax upon; to assess.

Noun

sess (plural sesses)

  1. (obsolete) A tax; an assessment.

Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Shortened from sensimilla.

Noun

sess (plural sesses)

  1. (slang) marijuana, weed
    • 1994, Method Man featuring RZA, Inspectah Deck, Carlton Fisk & Streetlife, (lyrics and music), “Mr. Sandman”, in Tical:
      Remedy for stress is three bags of sess / A day at my rest playin' chess, yes
    • 2001, Notch (lyrics and music), “Nuttin No Go So” (track 3), in Buy Out Riddim:
      Well, from yuh never put no cocaine inna yuh cigarette. Before, yuh woulda prefer smoke 10 pound of sess.

References

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German ses, from Old Saxon sehs. Compare German sechs, Dutch zes.

Numeral

sess

  1. (Low Prussian) six (6)

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz (seat). Cognate with Old English sess (seat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛsː/
    Rhymes: -ɛsː

Noun

sess m (genitive singular sess, nominative plural sessar)

  1. place to sit, seat
    Synonym: sæti

Declension

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sesso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛs/

Noun

sess m (plural sessi)

  1. gender
  2. sex (sexual intercourse)

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Related to sitte.

Noun

sess m (definite singular sessen, indefinite plural sesser, definite plural sessene)

  1. seat
  2. rear, back, end

Derived terms

  • være tung i sessen

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Related to sitja.

Noun

sess m (definite singular sessen, indefinite plural sessar, definite plural sessane)

  1. seat
  2. milking stool
  3. rear, back, end

Synonyms

  • (seat): sete, sitjeplass
  • (milking stool): mjølkekrakk

Derived terms

  • tung i sessen

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Cognate with Old English sess.

Noun

sess m (genitive sess, plural sessar)

  1. seat

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sess
  • Faroese: sessur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sess
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sess

References

  • sess”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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