secgan

Middle English

Verb

secgan

  1. Alternative form of seien

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sagjaną. Cognate with Old Frisian sega, sedza (West Frisian sizze), Old Saxon seggian (Low German seggen), Dutch zeggen, Old High German sagen sagēn (German sagen), Old Norse segja (Swedish säga, Danish sige). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsed.d͡ʒɑn/

Verb

seċġan

  1. to say, tell, declare

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

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