seyn

German

Etymology 1

See sein (“to be”).

Verb

seyn

  1. Obsolete spelling of sein
    • 1735, Leben und Thaten des allerdurchlauchtigsten und großmächtigsten Königs von Preußen Friederici Wilhelmi, Hamburg and Breßlau, p. 858:
      Seye fromm und treu, thue das deine, und werde nicht liederlich […]

Etymology 2

See sein (“his; its”).

Pronoun

seyn

  1. Obsolete spelling of sein
Inflection
Declension of seyn
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative seyn seyne seyn seyne
genitive seynes seyner seynes seyner
dative seynem seyner seynem seynen
accusative seynen seyne seyn seyne

Middle English

Alternative forms

Verb

seyn (third-person singular simple present seyth, present participle seyinge, simple past and past participle seyd)

  1. to say
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