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

  • Dutch: zege

Further reading

  • seghe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sege (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːd͡ʒ(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 something'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 disposing feces.
    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

Verb

sege

  1. Alternative form of segen

Noun

sege

  1. Alternative form of segge (sedge)

Noun

sege

  1. Alternative form of segge (man)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • segje (pre-1901 (Landsmål))
  • sæga, sjågå (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse segi, sigi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sɛɪ̯ə/, /²sɛ(ː)ʝə/, /²sɛ(ː)ɡə/

Noun

sege m (definite singular segen, indefinite plural segar, definite plural segane)

  1. a muscle
    Synonyms: vodve, muskel

Derived terms

  • akselsege
  • augnesege
  • buksege
  • tyggjesege

References

  • “sege” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “sege” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ʒe/

  • Hyphenation: se‧ge

Noun

sege f (plural seges)

  1. a type of carriage pulled by horses
    Synonyms: carriola, caleça
  2. any carriage

Swedish

Adjective

sege

  1. definite natural masculine singular of seg
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