seon
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈseːon/
[edit] Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *sehwanan. 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 (strong class V)
- to see
[edit] Conjugation
Conjugation of seon (strong class V)
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st-person singular | sēo | seah |
| 2nd-person singular | sihst | sāwe |
| 3rd-person singular | seohþ, sihþ | seah |
| plural | sēoþ | sāwon |
| subjunctive | present | preterite |
| singular | sēo | sāwe |
| plural | sēon | sāwen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | seoh | |
| plural | sēoþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sēonde | sewen | |
[edit] Descendants
- English: see
[edit] Etymology 2
sēon (“to be”). Akin to Old High German sīn "to be", Latin sum "to be", Old English sōþ "true, sooth"
[edit] Verb
sēon (irregular)
- 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.
[edit] 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 | |
