Old English · verb
wiþsecgan
Normalised wiþseċġan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 3
- IPA
- /wiθˈsej.jɑn/[wiθˈsed.d͡ʒɑn]
- Syllables
- wiθ · ˈsej · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- withsayrenouncegainsayextension
Meaning
-
to renounce, to give up
Terrena desideria respuentes, eardlico lvsto wiðsæcgende.
c. 960, Rituale Ecclesiæ Dunelmensis, published 1840, section 34: -
to gainsay, to oppose in speech (and by extension writing)
Bi þo daȝes luuede herodes...his broðer
c. 1200, Trinity College Homilies, 139
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | wiþseċġe | wiþsæġde |
| 2nd singular | wiþsæġst | wiþsæġdest |
| 3rd singular | wiþsæġþ | wiþsæġde |
| Plural | wiþseċġaþ | wiþsæġdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | wiþseċġe | wiþsæġde |
| Plural | wiþseċġen | wiþsæġden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | wiþseċġan |
| Inflected infinitive | wiþseċġenne |
| Imperative singular | wiþsæġe |
| Imperative plural | wiþseċġaþ |
| Present participle | wiþseċġende |
| Past participle | wiþsæġd |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From wiþ- (“with-, against”) + seċġan (“say”). Cognate with Old Saxon witharseggian (“to object”), Low German wedderseggen (“to renounce”), German widersagen (“to renounce”).
Descendants
withsay
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