segn

See also: Segn and sëgn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Old High German sehan, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan. Compare German sehen, Low German sehn, Hunsrik sihn, Dutch zien, English see, Danish se, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛːŋ/, [ˈse̞ːŋ]

Verb

segn (past participle gsegn)

  1. to see

Conjugation
Conjugation of segn
infinitive segn
present tense past tense subjunctive
1st person sing. siach, siech - siachad, dadat segn
2nd person sing. siachst, sichst - siachast, dadast segn
3rd person sing. siacht, sicht - siachad, dadat segn
1st person plur. segn - siachadn, dadatn segn
2nd person plur. segts - siachats, dadats segn
3rd person plur. segn - siachadn, dadatn segn
imperative sing. -
imperative plur. -
past participle gsegn

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin signum.

Noun

segn m (plural segns)

  1. sign
  2. mark
  3. score

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

segn f or m (definite singular segna or segnen, indefinite plural segner, definite plural segnene)

  1. Alternative form of sagn n

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sǫgn f (“speech”). Cognates include Icelandic sögn and Swedish sägen.

Noun

segn f (definite singular segna, indefinite plural segner, definite plural segnene)

  1. something which is said
  2. a fairytale

Derived terms
  • folkesegn
  • fornsegn
  • framsegn
  • fråsegn
  • føresegn
  • gudesegn
  • heltesegn
  • huldresegn
  • illsegn
  • motsegn
  • omsegn
  • opphavssegn
  • sannsegn
  • segnfigur
  • segnforteljar
  • segnhelt
  • segnkonge
  • segnkrins
  • segnmotiv
  • segnomspunnen
  • segnskapnad
  • segntradisjon
  • seiandesegn
  • tilsegn
  • trollsegn
  • utsegn

References

Anagrams

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin signum (“sign”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sejn/

Noun

seġn m or n

  1. a sign; mark; token
  2. (military) a banner; standard; ensign
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