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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch sīgan, from Proto-Germanic *sīganą.
Pronunciation
Verb
sigen
- to sink, to drop
- to drip out, to drain
- to slope downwards
Inflection
| Strong class 1
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| Infinitive
|
sigen
|
| 3rd sg. past
|
sêech
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| 3rd pl. past
|
sēgen
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| Past participle
|
gesēgen
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| Infinitive
|
sigen
|
| In genitive
|
sigens
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| In dative
|
sigene
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| Indicative
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
|
sige
|
sêech
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| 2nd singular
|
sijchs, siges
|
sēechs, sēges
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| 3rd singular
|
sijcht, siget
|
sêech
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| 1st plural
|
sigen
|
sēgen
|
| 2nd plural
|
sijcht, siget
|
sēecht, sēget
|
| 3rd plural
|
sigen
|
sēgen
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
|
| 1st singular
|
sige
|
sēge
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| 2nd singular
|
sijchs, siges
|
sēges
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| 3rd singular
|
sige
|
sēge
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| 1st plural
|
sigen
|
sēgen
|
| 2nd plural
|
sijcht, siget
|
sēget
|
| 3rd plural
|
sigen
|
sēgen
|
| Imperative
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Present
|
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| Singular
|
sijch, sige
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| Plural
|
sijcht, siget
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|
|
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
|
sigende
|
gesēgen
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Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Middle English
Verb
sigen
- Alternative form of seien