sijn

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ziːn/

Etymology 1

From the present plural forms of wesen, which were always identical to the infinitive in Middle Dutch.

Verb

sijn

1. alternative infinitive of wesen

Descendants

• Dutch: zijn
• Limburgish: zeen

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch sīn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz.

Determiner

sijn

1. his
2. its

Inflection

This determiner needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: zijn
• Limburgish: zien

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sijn

1. first/third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of wēsen

Further reading

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