asega

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aiwasagō; compare Old High German ēwasago, Old Saxon ēosago. By surface analysis, ā (“law”) +‎ sega (“speaker”). Compare Old Norse lǫgmaðr, which seems to refer to a similar office.

Noun

āsega m

  1. lawman, lawspeaker

Declension

Declension of āsega

(masculine n-stem)

singular plural
nominative āsega āsega
genitive āsega āsegana, āsegena
dative āsega āsegum, āsegem
accusative āsega āsega

Derived terms

  • āsegabōk

Descendants

  • → Middle Low German: asege, asige
  • → Middle Dutch: asige, asyge, aysige, asege
    • Dutch: azig, azing
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