Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

• suken (Limburg)

Etymology

From Old Dutch sūgan, from Proto-Germanic *sūganą.

Verb

sugen

1. (transitive) to suck (up)
2. (transitive) to suck from, to suckle from
3. (intransitive) to suck, to suckle

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: zuigen

Middle English

Verb

sugen

1. Alternative form of seien

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suːɣən/

Etymology

From Old Saxon sugan ‎(“to suck”), from Proto-Germanic *sūganą.

Verb

sugen

1. to suck
2. to draw up liquid

Conjugation

Swedish

Verb

sugen

1. past participle of suga.