seon

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈseːon/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”). Cognate with Old Frisian sīa (West Frisian sjen), Old Saxon sehan (Low German sehn), Old Dutch sian (Dutch zien), Old High German sehan (German sehen), Old Norse sjá (Danish and Swedish se, Icelandic sjá), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saihwan).

Verb

sēon (strong class V)

1. to see

Conjugation

Conjugation of seon (strong class V)

indicative	present	preterite
1st-person singular	sēo	seah
2nd-person singular	siehst	sāwe, sǣġe
3rd-person singular	siehþ	seah
plural	sēoþ	sāwon, sǣgon
subjunctive	present	preterite
singular	sēo	sāwe, sǣġe
plural	sēon	sāwen, sǣġen
imperative
singular	seoh
plural	sēoþ
participle	present	past
	sēonde	(ġe)sewen, (ġe)seġen

Descendants

• Middle English: seen
  • Scots: se, sie
  • English: see

Etymology 2

Akin to Old High German sīn (“to be”), Latin sum (“to be”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-.

Verb

sēon (irregular)

1. To be, used primarily in reference to God

   Fæder ūser, þū sē eart on heofonum, sī þīn nama gehālgod – Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Conjugation

Conjugation of seon (irregular)

indicative	present	preterite
1st-person singular	eom	(wæs)
2nd-person singular	(eart)	(wǣre)
3rd-person singular	is	(wæs)
plural	sind(on), sint · (earon)	(wǣron)
subjunctive	present	preterite
singular	sīe	(wǣre)
plural	sīen	(wǣren)
imperative
singular	sī, sēo
plural	unattested
participle	present	past
	(wesende)	unattested

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *sīganą, *sīhwaną (“to strain, drip”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk- (“to pour, strain”).

Verb

sēon (strong class I)

1. (transitive) to strain, filter
2. (intransitive) to run as a sore, ooze, trickle, drop, drip

Conjugation

Conjugation of sīgan (strong class I)

indicative	present	preterite
1st-person singular	sīge	sāg
2nd-person singular	sīgest	sige
3rd-person singular	sīgeþ	sāg
plural	sīgaþ	sigon
subjunctive	present	preterite
singular	sīge	sige
plural	sīgen	sigen
imperative
singular	sīg
plural	sīgaþ
participle	present	past
	sīgende	(ġe)sigen