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 sä, past participle seggt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to say, tell

   He sä, 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	sä
2nd person singular	seggst	sääst
3rd person singular	seggt	sä
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: sê
  • Javindo: seg, seggen, sèè
  • Jersey Dutch: sääxxe
  • Petjo: sehhen
• Limburgish: zègke

Further reading

• “secghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “seggen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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

Conjugation of seggen, sagon (weak class 3)

infinitive	seggen, sagon
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	seggo(n), sago(n)	sagda, sagoda
2nd person singular	segis, sagos	sagdos, sagodos
3rd person singular	segit, sagot	sagda, sagoda
1st person plural	seggun, sagon	sagdon, sagodon
2nd person plural	segit, sagot	sagdot, sagodot
3rd person plural	seggunt, sagont	sagdon, sagodon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	segge	segdi, sagodi
2nd person singular	seggis	segdis, sagodis
3rd person singular	segge	segdi, sagodi
1st person plural	seggin	segdin, sagodin
2nd person plural	seggit	segdit, sagodit
3rd person plural	seggin	segdin, sagodin
imperative	present
singular	segi, sago
plural	segit, sagot
participle	present	past
	seggendi, sagondi	gisaht, gisagot

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “sagon, seggen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Verb

seggen (Hildebrandslied)

1. alternative form of sagēn