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seg
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??/
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle English segge, from Old English secg (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz (“follower, retainer, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek?- (“to follow, accompany”). Cognate with Norwegian segg, Icelandic seggur (“bully”).
Alternative forms
- segge (obsolete)
Noun
seg (plural segs)
- (archaic) A man; warrior; hero.
- (Britain dialectal) A man; fellow.
Etymology 2
Probably from the root of Latin secare (“to cut”).
Noun
seg (plural segs)
- (Britain, Scotland, dialect) A castrated bull.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Etymology 3
Clipping of segregation
Noun
seg (uncountable)
- (US prison slang) Segregation
Etymology 4
Noun
seg (plural segs)
- A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear.
- Synonym: blakey
- (dialect) A callus, an area of hardened skin.
Coordinate terms
- hobnail
Etymology 5
See sedge.
Noun
seg
- sedge
- gladen, or other species of Iris
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Prior to this entry?)
Etymology 6
Noun
seg (plural segs)
- (broadcasting) Clipping of segment.
- 1951, December 15, Billboard (page 6)
- The usual partisanship for bankrollers of radio segs is shown on TV stations.
- 1951, December 15, Billboard (page 6)
Anagrams
- EGs, GSE, gEs
Afrikaans
Verb
seg (present seg, present participle seggende, past participle geseg)
- Obsolete form of sê.
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European *se.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se?/
- Rhymes: -e?
Pronoun
seg (accusative reflexive)
- oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves
- seta seg niður
- to sit down
- seta seg niður
Declension
References
- Höskuldur Thráinsson, Hjalmar P. Petersen, Jógvan í Lon Jacobsen, Zakaris Svabo Hansen: Faroese : An Overview and Reference Grammar. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag, 2004 (p. ., 325 ff.)
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English se?? (“sedge”).
Noun
seg
- Alternative form of segge (“sedge”)
Etymology 2
From Old English se?? (“man”).
Noun
seg
- Alternative form of segge (“man”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Pronoun
seg - reflexive pronoun
- (with verb) oneself; itself; himself/herself
- (with verb) one, him, her, it, them
- (with verb) themselves
Derived terms
- hver for seg
- være for seg selv
See also
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- seig
Verb
seg
- simple past of sige
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic *sek (accusative of *se-). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swe- (“self”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se??/ (example of pronunciation)
Pronoun
seg - reflexive pronoun
- (with verb) oneself; itself; himself/herself
- (with verb) one, him, her, it, them
- (with verb) themselves
Derived terms
- kvar for seg
- vera for seg sjølv
Related terms
- sin
- sær
See also
Etymology 2
Verb
sèg
- (non-standard since 1938) imperative of segja
Etymology 3
Verb
seg
- imperative of sega
References
- “seg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se??/
Adjective
seg (comparative segare, superlative segast)
- tough
- capable of withstanding a lot of torsion without breaking
- chewy
- leathery
- slow-witted
- tardy
- rubbery
Declension
Derived terms
- seghet
Related terms
- tänja
Anagrams
- ges
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European *se.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sé??], [se?], [se], [s?]
- (stressed): Rhymes: -é??, -??, -?
- (unstressed): Rhymes: -??, -e, -?
Pronoun
seg - reflexive pronoun
- (reflexive) accusative and dative third person reflexive pronoun meaning oneself (and also depending on context himself, herself, itself and themselves)
- tvill bórt sä i skogjen
- to get oneself lost in the forest
- tvill bórt sä i skogjen
- (referring to the subject of the main clause) him, her, it, them
- haimfålke fik en til fåli ve si
- the home folks got him to accompany them
- haimfålke fik en til fåli ve si
Alternative forms
- sä
- säg
- se
- si
Etymology 2
Singular of saaij (“say”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sé??], [si]
- Rhymes: -é??, -??, -?
Verb
seg
- I, thou, he, she, it says
seg From the web:
- what segregation means
- what segment of dna codes for protein
- what segment is the projection of on
- what seggs mean
- what segregation
- what segments should be included in a workout
- what segment is the projection of qt on rt
- what segments determine the incenter of a triangle
olden
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???l.dn?/, /???l.d?n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?o?ldn?/, /?o?ld?n/
- Rhymes: -??ld?n
Etymology 1
From Middle English olden, equivalent to old +? -en. Compare Old English ealdum, inflected form of eald (“old”).
Adjective
olden (not comparable)
- From or relating to a previous era.
- olden days, olden times
- (archaic) Old; ancient.
Usage notes
Now mostly restricted to certain set phrases, such as "olden days" and "olden times".
Synonyms
- (relating to a previous era): bygone, historical; see also Thesaurus:past
- (old, ancient): auld, eldern; see also Thesaurus:old
Etymology 2
From old +? -en.
Verb
olden (third-person singular simple present oldens, present participle oldening, simple past and past participle oldened)
- (intransitive, old-fashioned or rare) To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age.
Synonyms
- elden, mature; see also Thesaurus:to age
Antonyms
- youngen
Related terms
- eld
Anagrams
- Eldon, Loden, loden
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
olden m (definite singular oldenen, indefinite plural oldener, definite plural oldenene)
- (archaic) mast (tree fruit, nut)
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- what olden days
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