segnian

Old English

Alternative forms

• sēnian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsej.ni.ɑn/

Verb

seġnian

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of seġnian (weak class 2)

infinitive	seġnian	seġnienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	seġniġe	seġnode
second person singular	seġnast	seġnodest
third person singular	seġnaþ	seġnode
plural	seġniaþ	seġnodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	seġniġe	seġnode
plural	seġniġen	seġnoden
imperative
singular	seġna
plural	seġniaþ
participle	present	past
	seġniende	(ġe)seġnod

Derived terms

• seġnung f (“blessing, consecration”)

Descendants

• Middle English: sainen, seinen, senen, sinen, signen
  • Scots: sain
  • English: sain

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “seġnian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.