Danish
Alternative forms
- sæge (rare), sæje (rare), seje (rare)
Etymology
From Old Danish sighæ, sæghiæ, from Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.
Verb
sige (imperative sig, infinitive at sige, present tense siger, past tense sagde, perfect tense har sagt)
- to say
- to tell
- to mean
Derived terms
Middle English
Alternative forms
Noun
sige (plural sigen)
- victory, triumph, success, success
- He sige hælde. — Aelfric's Treatise on the Old Testament, 1175
Derived terms
- sigecraft — powerful skill, sorcery
- sigefast, sigefest — victorious, triumphant
Descendants
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *segaz (“victory”), from Proto-Indo-European *segʰ-. Akin to Old Frisian sige (“victory”), Old Saxon sigi (Middle Low German sege), Dutch zege, Old High German sigi, sigu (German Sieg), Old Norse sigr (Danish sejr, old spelling before the writing reform of 1948 Seier, Swedish seger), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍃 (sigis), Sanskrit सहस् (sáhas) - power, victory, Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬵 (hazanh, “power, victory”)[1].
Noun
siġe m (nominative plural siġas)
- victory, success
Declension
Declension of sige (strong ja-stem)
Derived terms
- siġebēacn n — banner, emblem of victory, trophy, cross (of Christ)
- siġebēah m — victor's circlet, crown
- siġebēam m — tree of victory, cross
- siġebēarn n. — victor-child, Christ
- siġebeorht — victorious
- siġebeorn m — victorious hero
- siġebrōðor m — victorious brother
- siġebȳme f — trump of victory
- siġecempa m — victorious champion
- siġecwēn f — victorious queen
- siġedēma m — victorious judge
- siġedryhten m — lord of victory, God
- siġeēadig — victorious
- siġefæst, siġefest — victorious, triumphant
- siġefæstan, siġefæstnian — to triumph: crown as victor
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- siġefæstnes f — triumph, victory
- siġefolc n — victorious people
- siġeġealdor n — victory-bringing charm
- siġeġefeoht n. victory
- siġegyrd f — victory-bringing rod
- siġehrēmiġ — rejoicing in victory
- siġehrēþ f — fame gained by victory; confidence or joy of victory
- siġehrēþiġ — victorious, triumphant
- siġehwīl f — hour of victory
- siġelēan n — reward of victory
- siġelēas — not victorious, defeated
- sigelēoþ n — song of victory
- siġeliċ — victorious
- siġemēċe m — victorious sword
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- siġenes
- siġerīċe — victorious, triumphant
- siġerōf — victorious, triumphant
- siġesceorp n — ornament of victory
- siġesīþ m — successful expedition
- siġespēd f — success
- siġetācen n — emblem of victory, sign
- siġetīber n — sacrifice for victory
- siġetorht brilliant in victory
- siġetūdor n — dominating race
- siġeðēod f — victorious people
- siġeðrēat m — victorious troop
- siġeðūf m — triumphal banner
- siġewǣpen n — victorious weapon
- siġewang m — field of victory
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Descendants
References
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↑ Etymology of sigu (Old High German)