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Old English · verb

segnian

Normalised seġnian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈsej.ni.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈsej · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
sainconsecratebless

Meaning

  1. to mark the sign of the cross; bless, consecrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of segnian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular seġniġeseġnode
2nd singular seġnastseġnodest
3rd singular seġnaþseġnode
Plural seġniaþseġnodon
Subjunctive
Singular seġniġeseġnode
Plural seġniġenseġnoden
Non-finite forms of segnian
Form
Infinitive seġnian
Inflected infinitive seġnienne
Imperative singular seġna
Imperative plural seġniaþ
Present participle seġniende
Past participle seġnodġeseġnod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *segnōną, from Latin signō. Cognate with Dutch zegenen and German segnen.

Descendants

sain

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