sighen

Middle Dutch

Verb

sighen

Alternative spelling of sigen

Middle English

Alternative forms

sighe, sighʒe, sighgen, sighien, sigen, siʒhen, siʒen, siʒʒe, sihen, sihghen, sien, seighen, seien

Etymology

Back-formation from sighte, siȝhte, past tense forms of siken, from Old English sīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to pour out”).

Verb

sighen (third-person singular simple present sigheth, present participle sighende, sighynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sighed)

(intransitive) to sigh; to moan
to sigh for; to sigh in regret for

Conjugation

Conjugation of sighen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) sighen, sighe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	sighe	sighed
2nd-person singular	sighest	sighedest
3rd-person singular	sigheth	sighed
subjunctive singular	sighe	sighed
imperative singular	sighe	—

plural¹	sighen, sighe	sigheden, sighede
imperative plural	sigheth, sighe	—

participles	sighynge, sighende	sighed, ysighed

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

Descendants

English: sigh

References

“sī̆ghen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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