sehan

See also: sehän

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sehwan.

Verb

sëhan

1. to see, to look

Conjugation

Conjugation of sëhan (strong class 5)

infinitive	sëhan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	sihu, siho	sah
2nd person singular	sihis, sihist	sāhi
3rd person singular	sihit	sah
1st person plural	sëhem, sëhemēs	sāhum, sāhumēs
2nd person plural	sëhet	sāhut
3rd person plural	sëhant	sāhun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	sëhe	sāhi
2nd person singular	sëhēs, sëhēst	sāhīs, sāhīst
3rd person singular	sëhe	sāhi
1st person plural	sëhēm, sëhemēs	sāhīm, sāhīmēs
2nd person plural	sëhēt	sāhīt
3rd person plural	sëhēn	sāhīn
imperative	present
singular	sih
plural	sëhet
participle	present	past
	sëhanti	gisëwan, gisëhan

Descendants

• Middle High German: sëhen; sēn (chiefly East Central); sien (West Central)
  • Bavarian: segn
  • Central Franconian: sehn, senn, siehn, sinn

    Hunsrik: sihn

  • German: sehen
  • Mòcheno: sechen
  • Pennsylvania German: sehne
  • Vilamovian: zaon
  • Yiddish: זען (zen)

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
2. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sehwan.

Verb

sehan

1. to see

Conjugation

Conjugation of sehan (strong class 5)

infinitive	sehan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	sihu	sah
2nd person singular	sihis	sāwi
3rd person singular	sihid	sah
plural	sehad	sāwun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	sehe	sāwi
2nd person singular	sehes	sāwis
3rd person singular	sehe	sāwi
plural	sehen	sāwin
imperative	present
singular	seh
plural	sehad
participle	present	past
	sihandi	gisewan, (gi)sehan, sewan, (gi)sehan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: sēn
  • Low German: sehn