seisen

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Japanese

Romanization

seisen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of せいせん

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French seisir, from Frankish *sakjan, from Proto-Germanic *sakjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛi̯zən/, /ˈsɛːzən/

Verb

seisen

  1. (transitive) To kidnap, abduct, or take captive.
  2. (transitive) To grasp or snatch.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To seize, take, confiscate.
  4. (transitive, intransitive) To grant ownership; to entitle.
  5. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To put, set.

Conjugation

Conjugation of seisen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) seisen, seise
present tense past tense
1st-person singular seise seised
2nd-person singular seisest seisedest
3rd-person singular seiseth seised
subjunctive singular seise
imperative singular —
plural1 seisen, seise seiseden, seisede
imperative plural seiseth, seise —
participles seisynge, seisende seised, yseised

1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: seize, seise
  • Scots: seize

References

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan .

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Languedoc):(file)

Adjective

seisen m (feminine singular seisena, masculine plural seisens, feminine plural seisenas) (Languedoc)

Occitan ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : sièis
    Ordinal : seisen
  1. sixth
    Synonym: sèxt

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