seyn

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German

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Etymology 1

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See sein (to be).

Verb

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seyn

  1. Obsolete spelling of sein.
    • 1735, Leben und Thaten des allerdurchlauchtigsten und großmächtigsten Königs von Preußen Friederici Wilhelmi, Hamburg and Breßlau, p. 858:
      Seye fromm und treu, thue das deine, und werde nicht liederlich []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

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See sein (his; its).

Determiner

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seyn

  1. Obsolete spelling of sein.
Inflection
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Declension of seyn
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative seyn seyne seyn seyne
genitive seynes seyner seynes seyner
dative seynem seyner seynem seynen
accusative seynen seyne seyn seyne

Middle English

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Verb

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seyn (third-person singular simple present seyth, present participle seyinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle seyd)

  1. Alternative form of seien (to say)

Somali

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Noun

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seyn ?

  1. tail