segen

See also: Segen and seȝen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From sege +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• seegen, sege, seggen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːd͡ʒən/

Verb

segen (third-person singular simple present segeth, present participle segende, segynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle seged)

1. To siege; to assault or attack a walled settlement.
2. (rare) To attack; to spring upon.
3. (rare) To defecate; to void one's bowels.
4. (rare) To fortify; to arm.

Conjugation

Conjugation of segen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) segen, sege
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	sege	seged
2nd-person singular	segest	segedest
3rd-person singular	segeth	seged
subjunctive singular	sege
imperative singular		—
plural1	segen, sege	segeden, segede
imperative plural	segeth, sege	—
participles	segynge, segende	seged, yseged

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: siege
• Scots: siege

References

• “sẹ̄ǧen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 July 2018.

Etymology 2

From sege +‎ -en (plural ending).

Noun

segen

1. (rare) plural of sege

Etymology 3

Verb

segen

1. alternative form of seien

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.jen/

Noun

seġen m or n

1. alternative spelling of seġn

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːɡən/

Noun

segen c (plural [please provide])

1. blessing

Further reading

• “segen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011