seie

See also: Seie and sèie

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German sīhen, from Old High German sīhan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīhwan, from Proto-Germanic *sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ-.

Cognate with German seihen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ̯ə/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯ə
• Hyphenation: sei‧e

Verb

seie

1. (transitive, with accusative object) to strain; to sieve; to filter

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	seie
participle	geseid
auxiliary	hod
	present indicative	imperative
ich	seie	—
du	seist	sei
er/sie/es	seid	—
meer	seie	—
deer	seid	seid
sie	seie	—
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

Derived terms

• Sei

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• seia (a infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-. Akin to English say.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɛɪːə/

Verb

seie (present tense seier, past tense sa, past participle sagt, passive infinitive seiast, present participle seiande, imperative sei)

1. to say, tell

   Kva skal du seie dei?

   What are you going to tell them?

References

• “seie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Alternative forms

• soie

Etymology

From Latin sēta.

Noun

seie oblique singular, f (oblique plural seies, nominative singular seie, nominative plural seies)

1. silk

Descendants

• Middle French: soye
  • French: soie
• Norman: souaie

Plautdietsch

Verb

seie

1. to sow
2. to seed