soþsecgan

Old English

Etymology

From sōþ +‎ seċġan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoːθˌsej.jɑn/, [ˈsoːθˌsed.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

sōþseċġan

1. to say truly or correctly
2. to declare

Conjugation

Conjugation of sōþseċġan (weak class 3)

infinitive	sōþseċġan	sōþseċġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sōþseċġe	sōþsæġde
second person singular	sōþsæġst	sōþsæġdest
third person singular	sōþsæġþ	sōþsæġde
plural	sōþseċġaþ	sōþsæġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sōþseċġe	sōþsæġde
plural	sōþseċġen	sōþsæġden
imperative
singular	sōþsæġe
plural	sōþseċġaþ
participle	present	past
	sōþseċġende	(ġe)sōþsæġd

Derived terms

• sōþseċġende
• sōþseċġendlīċe

Related terms

• sōþsæġen
• sōþsagol
• sōþsagu

Descendants

• ⇒? Middle English: sothseggere, sothseyere
  • English: soothsayer
• ⇒? Middle English: sothseyinge
  • English: soothsaying