sege

See also: Sege

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sigi, from Proto-Germanic *segaz.

Noun

sēge m

1. victory, triumph

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: zege

Further reading

• “seghe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sege (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French sege, siege, from Vulgar Latin *sēdicum, from sēdēs.

Alternative forms

• cege, schege, seege, seegge, segge, segh, seghe, syege

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːdʒ(ə)/

Noun

sege (plural seges or segen)

1. A siege; an attack or assault on a walled city:
   1. A group of assailants in a siege.
   2. A retelling or recounting of a siege.
2. A seat, especially that which indicates authority:
   1. A portable seat; a seat on the back of a mount.
   2. A location, especially something's usual location.
   3. (rare) Ones's position, office, or station.
   4. (rare) A capital or headquarters.
3. An outhouse; a bathroom:
   1. (by extension) A latrine or privy; a hole or container for disposing feces.
   2. (by extension) Defecation; the expulsion of one's feces.
4. An ecclesiastical see; a bishopric.
5. A group of herons; a perch used by herons.

Derived terms

• segen
• segynge

Descendants

• English: siege
• Scots: siege

References

• “sẹ̄gǧe, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.

Etymology 2

Verb

sege

1. Alternative form of segen

Etymology 3

Noun

sege

1. Alternative form of segge (“sedge”)

Etymology 4

Noun

sege

1. Alternative form of segge (“man”)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse segi, sigi.

Alternative forms

• segje (pre-1901)
• sæga, sjågå (dialectal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɛɪ̯ə/, /²sɛ(ː)ʝə/, /²sɛ(ː)ɡə/

Noun

sege m (definite singular segen, indefinite plural segar, definite plural segane)

1. a muscle

   Synonyms: vodve, muskel

Derived terms

• akselsege
• augnesege
• buksege
• tyggjesege

References

• “sege” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “sege” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧ge

Noun

sege f (plural seges)

1. a type of carriage pulled by horses

   Synonyms: carriola, caleça

2. any carriage

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Swedish

Adjective

sege

1. (deprecated template usage) definite natural masculine singular of seg