sege

See also: Sege

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sigi, from Proto-Germanic *segaz.

Noun

sēge m

  1. victory, triumph

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • seghe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • sege (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French sege, siege, from Vulgar Latin *sēdicum, from sēdēs.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːdʒ(ə)/

Noun

sege (plural seges or segen)

  1. A siege; an attack or assault on a walled city:
    1. A group of assailants in a siege.
    2. A retelling or recounting of a siege.
  2. A seat, especially that which indicates authority:
    1. A portable seat; a seat on the back of a mount.
    2. A location, especially somethings's usual location.
    3. (rare) Ones's position, office, or station.
    4. (rare) A capital or headquarters.
  3. An outhouse; a bathroom:
    1. (by extension) A latrine or privy; a hole or container for storing bodily waste
    2. (by extension) Defecation; the expulsion of one's feces.
  4. An ecclesiastical see; a bishopric.
  5. A group of herons; a perch used by herons.
Derived terms
Descendants
References

Etymology 2

From sege (noun).

Verb

sege

  1. Alternative form of segen

Etymology 3

From Old English seċġ (sedge).

Noun

sege

  1. Alternative form of segge (sedge)

Etymology 4

From Old English seċġ (man).

Noun

sege

  1. Alternative form of segge (man)
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