sugen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sūgan, from Proto-Germanic *sūganą.

Verb

sugen

  1. (transitive) to suck (up)
  2. (transitive) to suck from, to suckle from
  3. (intransitive) to suck, to suckle

Inflection
Strong class 2
Infinitive sugen
3rd sg. past sôoch
3rd pl. past sōgen
Past participle gesōgen
Infinitive sugen
In genitive sugens
In dative sugene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular suge sôoch
2nd singular suuchs, suges sōochs, sōges
3rd singular suucht, suget sôoch
1st plural sugen sōgen
2nd plural suucht, suget sōocht, sōget
3rd plural sugen sōgen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular suge sōge
2nd singular suuchs, suges sōges
3rd singular suge sōge
1st plural sugen sōgen
2nd plural suucht, suget sōget
3rd plural sugen sōgen
Imperative Present
Singular suuch, suge
Plural suucht, suget
Present Past
Participle sugende gesōgen

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading
  • “sughen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “sugen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Verb

sugen

  1. Alternative form of seien

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon sugan (“to suck”), from Proto-Germanic *sūganą.

Pronunciation
  • (originally) IPA(key): /suːɣən/

Verb

sugen

  1. to suck
  2. to draw up liquid

Conjugation
Conjugation of sugen as a class 2b strong verb
Plain Infinitive sûgen
Full Infinitive (Gerund) tô sûgene or tô sûgende
Verbal Noun sûgen or sûgent
Participles Imperatives
Present sûgende 2nd Person Singular sûch
Past gesōgen or gesāgen 2nd Person Plural sûget
Indicative Subjunctive
Present Preterite Present Preterite
1st Person Singular sûge sôch sûge sȫge
2nd Person Singular sü̂gest or sü̂̂chst sōgest or sȫgest sûgest sȫgest
3rd Person Singular sü̂get or sü̂̂cht sôch sûget sȫge
Plural sûgen (sûget?) sōgen or sȫgen sûgen sȫgen

Alternative forms

Descendants

Swedish

Verb

sugen

  1. past participle of suga.
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