seint

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

seint

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of seinen
2. (archaic) plural imperative of seinen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaint]

Adjective

seint

1. inflection of seinur:
   1. neuter nominative singular
   2. neuter accusative singular

Adverb

seint (comparative seinni or seinri, superlative seinast)

1. late

   ov seint ― too late

Etymology

Anglo-Norman seint, variant of Old French saint, ultimately from Latin sanctus

Noun

seint (plural seints)

1. saint

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Adjective

seint

1. neuter singular of sein

Adjective

seint

1. neuter singular of sein

Noun

seint m (oblique plural seinz or seintz, nominative singular seinz or seintz, nominative plural seint)

1. Alternative form of saint
   • Le Vilain qui conquist paradis par plaid

     Garda à destre vers le ciel,
     Et vit l'archangle seint Michiel

     (the soul) looked right towards the sky
     and saw the Archangel Saint Michael

   • circa 1250, Marie de France, Lanval

     meïsmes l'an, aprés la Seint Jehan

     the same year, after the saint John holiday