seon
Old English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną.
Cognate with Old Frisian sīa (West Frisian sjen), Old Saxon sehan (Low German sehn), Old Dutch sian (Dutch zien), Old High German sehan (German sehen), Old Norse sjá (Swedish se, Danish se, Icelandic sjá), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan).
Verb
editsēon
- to see, look
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- ...and ðā syndon swȳþe fæġere and lustsumlīce on tō sēonne...
- ...and those are very beautiful and pleasant to look at...
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Usage notes
edit- In prose, ġesēon is almost always used instead of sēon.
Conjugation
editConjugation of sēon (strong class 5)
infinitive | sēon | sēonne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | sēo | seah |
second person singular | siehst | sāwe |
third person singular | siehþ | seah |
plural | sēoþ | sāwon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | sēo | sāwe |
plural | sēon | sāwen |
imperative | ||
singular | seoh | |
plural | sēoþ | |
participle | present | past |
sēonde | (ġe)sewen |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *sīhwan (“to strain, drip”).
Alternative forms
editVerb
editsēon
- (transitive) to strain, filter
- (intransitive) to run as a sore, ooze, trickle, drop, drip
Conjugation
editConjugation of sēon (strong class 1)
infinitive | sēon | sēonne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | sēo | sāh |
second person singular | sīehst | sige |
third person singular | sīehþ | sāh |
plural | sēoþ | sigon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | sēo | sige |
plural | sēon | sigen |
imperative | ||
singular | sēoh | |
plural | sēoþ | |
participle | present | past |
sēonde | (ġe)siġen, (ġe)siwen |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 3
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *siuni.
Noun
editsēon f
- Alternative form of sīen
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ- (see)
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