seon

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Conjugation 1.2.1.2 Descendants 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Conjugation

[edit] Old English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈseːon/

[edit] Etymology 1

Proto-Germanic *sehwan. Cognate with Old Frisian sīa (West Frisian sjen), Old High German sehan (German sehen), Old Saxon sehan, Dutch zien, Old Norse sjá (Danish and Swedish se, Icelandic sjá), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽.

[edit] Verb

sēon

1. to see

[edit] Conjugation

Class V strong
present	singular	plural
1st person	sēo	sēoþ
2nd person	sihst
3rd person	seohþ, sihþ
subjunctive	sēo	sēon
preterite	singular	plural
1st person	seah	sāwon
2nd person	sāwe
3rd person	seah
subjunctive	sāwe	sāwen
imperative	singular	plural
	seoh	sēoþ
participle	present	past
	sēonde	(ġe)sewen

[edit] Descendants

• English: see

[edit] Etymology 2

sēon (“‘to be’”). Akin to O.H.G. sīn "to be", Latin esse "to be", Old English sōþ "true, sooth"

[edit] Verb

sēon

1. To be, used primarily in reference to God

   Fæder ūser, þū sē eart on heofonum, sī þīn nama gehālgod

[edit] Conjugation

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