secan
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Asturian[edit]
Verb[edit]
secan
Galician[edit]
Verb[edit]
secan
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“track down, seek out”).
Cognate with Old Frisian sēka (West Frisian sykje), Old Saxon sōkian (Low German sooken), Dutch zoeken, Old High German suohhen (German suchen), Old Norse sǿkja (Swedish söka), Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sōkjan); and with Latin sagiō (“sense by smell”), Albanian shikoj (“to see, observe, look for”), Old Irish saigid (“seek”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sēċan
- to look for, seek
- Hwæt sēcst þū?
- What are you looking for?
- Iċ sōhte rǣd æt mīnum fæder.
- I sought advice from my father.
- to visit
- to attack (especially by an organized group or a military force)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of sēċan (weak class 1)
infinitive | sēċan | sēċenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | sēċe | sōhte |
second person singular | sēċest, sēcst | sōhtest |
third person singular | sēċeþ, sēcþ | sōhte |
plural | sēċaþ | sōhton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | sēċe | sōhte |
plural | sēċen | sōhten |
imperative | ||
singular | sēċ | |
plural | sēċaþ | |
participle | present | past |
sēċende | (ġe)sōht |
Derived terms[edit]
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Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
secan
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