secg

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sed͡ʒ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ(h)- (“companion”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian siā, Old Saxon segg, Old Norse seggr (Norwegian segg). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin socius.

Noun

secg m (nominative plural secgas)

1. (poetic) man, warrior, hero

Descendants

• Middle English: segge
  • Scots: seg
  • English: segge, seg

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“cut”).

Noun

secg f (nominative plural secga or secge)

1. (poetic) sword

See also

• bil n
• mēċe m
• sweord n

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sak- (“marsh plant”) (probably related to Etymology 2). Cognate with Middle Low German segge, Dutch zegge, Russian осока.

Noun

secg m

1. sedge