seggen

See also: seȝȝen

Hungarian

Etymology

segg +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɛɡːɛn]
  • Hyphenation: seg‧gen

Noun

seggen

  1. superessive singular of segg

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German seggen, from Old Saxon seggian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛ.ɡən/

Verb

seggen (past singular , past participle seggt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to say, tell
    He , he wull laat ankamen
    He said he would come late

Conjugation

Conjugation of seggen (weak verb, irregular)
infinitive seggen
present preterite
1st person singular segg
2nd person singular seggst sääst
3rd person singular seggt
plural seggt sään
imperative
singular segg
plural seggt
present past
participle seggen seggt

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch seggen, from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan. The irregular past tense is a common Ingvaeonic development of the northern dialects, seen also in brein and seil.

Verb

seggen

  1. to say
  2. to tell, to make known
  3. to tell, to instruct
  4. to say in writing, to write/be in writing
  5. to call, to name

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: zeggen
    • Afrikaans:
    • Javindo: seg, seggen, sèè
    • Jersey Dutch: sääxxe
    • Petjo: sehhen
  • Limburgish: zègke

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

seggen

  1. alternative form of segen

Etymology 2

Verb

seggen

  1. alternative form of seien

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (to say).

Verb

seggen

  1. to say

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

Old High German

Verb

seggen (Hildebrandslied)

  1. alternative form of sagēn