seon

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːon/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”). Cognate with Old Frisian sīa (West Frisian sjen), Old Saxon sehan (Low German sehn), Old Dutch sian (Dutch zien), Old High German sehan (German sehen), Old Norse sjá (Danish and Swedish se, Icelandic sjá), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan).

Verb

sēon

  1. to see
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Etymology 2

Akin to Old Saxon sīn (“to be”), Middle Dutch sijn (“to be”), Old High German sīn (“to be”), Latin sum (“(I) am”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-.

Verb

sēon

  1. To be, used primarily in reference to God
    Fæder ūser, þū sē eart on heofonum, sī þīn nama gehālgod – Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Conjugation

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *sīhwaną (“to strain, drip”), from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to pour, strain”).

Alternative forms

Verb

sēon

  1. (transitive) to strain, filter
  2. (intransitive) to run as a sore, ooze, trickle, drop, drip
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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Descendants
  • Middle English: sihen
    • Scots: sye
    • English: sie
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