secg

Middle English

Noun

secg

1. Alternative form of segge (“sedge”)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sejj/, [sed͡ʒ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follower, companion”).

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian siā, Old Saxon segg, Old Norse seggr (Norwegian segg). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin socius.

Noun

seċġ m

1. (poetic) man, warrior, hero
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
     grēteð glīwstafum, · ġeorne ġeondsċēawað
     seċġa ġeseldan. · Swimmað oft on weġ.

     when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
     greets with mirths, eagerly looks through
     comrades of men. They often swim away.

2. Abbreviation of gārseċġ.

Declension

Declension of seċġ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	seċġ	seċġas
accusative	seċġ	seċġas
genitive	seċġes	seċġa
dative	seċġe	seċġum

Descendants

• Middle English: segge
  • English: segge, seg
  • Scots: seg

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sagjō.

Noun

seċġ f (nominative plural seċġa or seċġe)

1. (poetic) sword

Declension

Declension of seċġ (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	seċġ	seċġe, seċġa
accusative	seċġ, seċġe	seċġe, seċġa
genitive	seċġe	seċġa
dative	seċġe	seċġum

See also

• bil n
• mēċe m
• sweord n

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sak- (“marsh plant”) (probably related to Etymology 2). Cognate with Middle Low German segge, Dutch zegge, Russian осо́ка (osóka).

Noun

seċġ m or n

1. sedge
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᛉ seċġ eard hæfþ oftust on fenne...

     Elk-sedge is has its home most often in the fen...

Declension

Masculine

Declension of seċġ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	seċġ	seċġas
accusative	seċġ	seċġas
genitive	seċġes	seċġa
dative	seċġe	seċġum

Neuter

Declension of seċġ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	seċġ	seċġ
accusative	seċġ	seċġ
genitive	seċġes	seċġa
dative	seċġe	seċġum

Descendants

• Middle English: segge, secg, seg, cegge, sege
  • English: sedge
  • Scots: seg