segen

See also: Segen and seȝen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From sege +‎ -en (“infintival ending”).

Alternative forms

• sege, seegen, seggen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːdʒən/

Verb

segen

1. To siege; to assault or attack a walled settlement.
2. (rare) To attack; to spring upon.
3. (rare) To defecate; to void one's bowels.
4. (rare) To fortify; to arm.

Conjugation

Conjugation of segen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) segen, sege
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	sege	seged
2nd-person singular	segest	segedest
3rd-person singular	segeth	seged
subjunctive singular	sege
imperative singular		—
plural1	segen, sege	segeden, segede
imperative plural	segeth, sege	—
participles	segynge, segende	seged, yseged

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: siege
• Scots: siege

References

• “sẹ̄ǧen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-21.

Etymology 2

From sege +‎ -en (“plural ending”).

Noun

segen

1. plural of sege

Etymology 3

From Old English secgan.

Verb

segen

1. Alternative form of seien

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.jen/

Noun

seġen ?

1. Alternative spelling of seġn