Old English · verb
soþsecgan
Normalised sōþseċġan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 3
- IPA
- /ˈsoːθˌsej.jɑn/[ˈsoːθˌsed.d͡ʒɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈsoːθ · ˌsej · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- soothsayingcorrectlysoothsayer
Meaning
-
to say truly or correctly
-
to declare
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | sōþseċġe | sōþsæġde |
| 2nd singular | sōþsæġst | sōþsæġdest |
| 3rd singular | sōþsæġþ | sōþsæġde |
| Plural | sōþseċġaþ | sōþsæġdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | sōþseċġe | sōþsæġde |
| Plural | sōþseċġen | sōþsæġden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | sōþseċġan |
| Inflected infinitive | sōþseċġenne |
| Imperative singular | sōþsæġe |
| Imperative plural | sōþseċġaþ |
| Present participle | sōþseċġende |
| Past participle | sōþsæġdġesōþsæġd |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From sōþ + seċġan.
Descendants
soothsayer, soothsaying
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