Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/segnōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin signō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseɣ.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*segnōną

  1. to bless
  2. to sign, to make a mark

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *segnō *segnǭ *segnōi ?
2nd singular *segnōsi *segnōs *segnō *segnōsai *segnōsau
3rd singular *segnōþi *segnō *segnōþau *segnōþai *segnōþau
1st dual *segnōs *segnōw
2nd dual *segnōþiz *segnōþiz *segnōþiz
1st plural *segnōmaz *segnōm *segnōnþai *segnōnþau
2nd plural *segnōþ *segnōþ *segnōþ *segnōnþai *segnōnþau
3rd plural *segnōnþi *segnōn *segnōnþau *segnōnþai *segnōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *segnōdǭ *segnōdēdį̄
2nd singular *segnōdēz *segnōdēdīz
3rd singular *segnōdē *segnōdēdī
1st dual *segnōdēdū *segnōdēdīw
2nd dual *segnōdēdudiz *segnōdēdīdiz
1st plural *segnōdēdum *segnōdēdīm
2nd plural *segnōdēdud *segnōdēdīd
3rd plural *segnōdēdun *segnōdēdīn
present past
participles *segnōndz *segnōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *segnōn
    • Old English: segnian, sēnian
      • Middle English: sainen, seinen, senen, sinen, signen
    • Old Frisian: seinia, sēnia
      • West Frisian: seinje, seingje, segenje
    • Old Saxon: segnon
      • Middle Low German: sēgenen, segenen
    • Old Dutch: seganon
      • Middle Dutch: sēgenen
    • Old High German: seganōn
      • Middle High German: segenen, seinen, seingenen
  • Old Norse: signa