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seon
seon
Old English
Verb
sēon
- to see
Conjugation
Conjugation of sēon (strong class 5)
| infinitive | sēon | tō sēonne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | sēo | seah |
| 2nd-person singular | siehst | sāwe, sǣġe |
| 3rd-person singular | siehþ | seah |
| plural | sēoþ | sāwon, sǣgon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | sēo | sāwe, sǣġe |
| plural | sēon | sāwen, sǣġen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | seoh | |
| plural | sēoþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sēonde | (ġe)sewen, (ġe)seġen | |
Descendants
Etymology 2
Akin to Old High German sīn (“to be”), Latin sum (“to be”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-.
Verb
sēon
- To be, used primarily in reference to God
- Fæder ūser, þū sē eart on heofonum, sī þīn nama gehālgod – Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Conjugation
Conjugation of sēon (irregular)
| infinitive | sēon | tō sēonne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | eom | (wæs) |
| 2nd-person singular | (eart) | (wǣre) |
| 3rd-person singular | is | (wæs) |
| plural | sind(on), sint · (earon) | (wǣron) |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | sīe | (wǣre) |
| plural | sīen | (wǣren) |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sī, sēo | |
| plural | unattested | |
| participle | present | past |
| (wesende) | unattested | |
Etymology 3
From Proto-Germanic *sīhwaną (“to strain, drip”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk- (“to pour, strain”).
Alternative forms
Verb
sēon
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: sihen
- Scots: sye
- English: sie