sigen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sīgan, from Proto-Germanic *sīganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈziːɣən/

Verb

sigen

1. to sink, to drop
2. to drip out, to drain
3. to slope downwards

Inflection

Conjugation of sigen (strong class 1)

infinitive	base form	sigen
	genitive	sigens
	dative	sigene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		sige	sêech		sige	sēge
2nd person singular		sijchs, siges	sēechs, sēges		sijchs, siges	sēges
3rd person singular		sijcht, siget	sêech		sige	sēge
1st person plural		sigen	sēgen		sigen	sēgen
2nd person plural		sijcht, siget	sēecht, sēget		sijcht, siget	sēget
3rd person plural		sigen	sēgen		sigen	sēgen
		imperative
singular		sijch, sige
plural		sijcht, siget
		present	past
participle		sigende	gesēgen

Derived terms

• nēdersigen

Descendants

• Dutch: zijgen
• Limburgish: ziege

Further reading

• “sighen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “sigen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Verb

sigen

1. alternative form of seien

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɡen/, [ˈsi.ɣen]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.jen/

Verb

sigen

1. plural preterite subjunctive of sēon

Participle

siġen

1. past participle of sēon