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English
Etymology 1
Aphetic form of assess.
Verb
sess (third-person singular simple present sesses, present participle sessing, simple past and past participle sessed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To lay a tax upon; to assess.
Noun
sess (plural sesses)
- (obsolete) A tax; an assessment.
Etymology 2
Clipping of sensimilla.
Noun
sess (plural sesses)
- (slang) marijuana, weed
1994, Method Man featuring RZA, Inspectah Deck, Carlton Fisk & Streetlife, (lyrics and music), “Mr. Sandman”, in Tical:Remedy for stress is three bags of sess / A day at my rest playin' chess, yes
2001, Notch (lyrics and music), “Nuttin No Go So” (track 3), in Buy Out Riddim:Well, from yuh never put no cocaine inna yuh cigarette. Before, yuh woulda prefer smoke 10 pound of sess.
References
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German ses, from Old Saxon sehs. Compare German sechs, Dutch zes.
Numeral
sess
- (Low Prussian) six (6)
See also
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz (“seat”). Cognate with Old English sess (“seat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sess m (genitive singular sess, nominative plural sessar)
- place to sit, seat
- Synonym: sæti
Declension
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian sesso.
Pronunciation
Noun
sess m (plural sessi)
- gender
- sex (sexual intercourse)
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Related to sitte.
Noun
sess m (definite singular sessen, indefinite plural sesser, definite plural sessene)
- seat
- rear, back, end
Derived terms
References
- “sess” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “sess” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Related to sitja.
Noun
sess m (definite singular sessen, indefinite plural sessar, definite plural sessane)
- seat
- milking stool
- rear, back, end
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “sess” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós.
Pronunciation
Noun
sess m
- seat
- bench
Declension
Declension of sess (strong a-stem)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Cognate with Old English sess.
Noun
sess m (genitive sess, plural sessar)
- seat
Declension
Declension of sess (strong a-stem)
Descendants
References
- “sess”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press