séien

See also: seien

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• séinen

Etymology

From Old High German sāen, from Proto-West Germanic *sāan, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-. Cognate with German säen, Dutch zaaien, English sow, Danish så, Icelandic sá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɜɪ̯ən/
• Rhymes: -ɜɪən

Verb

séien (third-person singular present séit, past participle geséit, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to sow

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	séien
participle	geséit
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	séien	—
2nd singular	séis	séi
3rd singular	séit	—
1st plural	séien	—
2nd plural	séit	séit
3rd plural	séien	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Related terms

• Som (“seed”)