sigorian

Old English

Alternative forms

• siġerian, sigrian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sigʀōn, *sigiʀōn, from Proto-Germanic *sigizōną, equivalent to sigor +‎ -ian. Cognate with Old High German sigirōn, Old Norse sigra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɡo.ri.ɑn/, [ˈsi.ɣo.ri.ɑn]

Verb

sigorian

1. to vanquish, triumph, triumph over

Conjugation

Conjugation of sigorian (weak class 2)

infinitive	sigorian	sigorienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sigoriġe	sigorode
second person singular	sigorast	sigorodest
third person singular	sigoraþ	sigorode
plural	sigoriaþ	sigorodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sigoriġe	sigorode
plural	sigoriġen	sigoroden
imperative
singular	sigora
plural	sigoriaþ
participle	present	past
	sigoriende	(ġe)sigorod

Derived terms

• sigoriend m (“a victor”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “SIGORIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.