secg
Middle English
Noun
secg
- Alternative form of segge (“sedge”)
Old English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ(h)- (“companion”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian siā, Old Saxon segg, Old Norse seggr (Norwegian segg). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin socius.
Noun
seċġ m (nominative plural seċġas)
Declension
Declension of secg (strong a-stem)
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *sagjō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).
Noun
seċġ f (nominative plural seċġa or seċġe)
Declension
Declension of secg (strong i-stem)
See also
Etymology 3
From Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sak- (“marsh plant”) (probably related to Etymology 2). Cognate with Middle Low German segge, Dutch zegge, Russian осо́ка (osóka).
Noun
seċġ m or n
Declension
- Masculine
Declension of secg (strong a-stem)
- Neuter
Declension of secg (strong a-stem)
Descendants
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