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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *sehwan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną.

Cognate with Old Frisian sīa (West Frisian sjen), Old Saxon sehan (Low German sehn), Old Dutch sian (Dutch zien), Old High German sehan (German sehen), Old Norse sjá (Swedish se, Danish se, Icelandic sjá), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan).

Verb

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sēon

  1. to see, look
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      ...and ðā syndon swȳþe fæġere and lustsumlīce on tō sēonne...
      ...and those are very beautiful and pleasant to look at...
Usage notes
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  • In prose, ġesēon is almost always used instead of sēon.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of sēon (strong, class V)
infinitive sēon sēonne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sēo seah
second person singular siehst sāwe
third person singular siehþ seah
plural sēoþ sāwon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sēo sāwe
plural sēon sāwen
imperative
singular seoh
plural sēoþ
participle present past
sēonde (ġe)sewen
Conjugation of sēon (strong class 5 Anglian)

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infinitive sēon¹ sē̆enne, sēonne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sēo sæh
second person singular sīs, sē̆es³ sēge³
third person singular sīþ, *sē̆eþ² sæh
plural sēoþ² sēgun, sēgon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sē̆e, sēo sēge
plural sē̆en, sēon¹ sēgen¹
imperative
singular seh
plural sēoþ²
participle present past
sē̆ende, sēonde (ġe)seġen

¹In Northumbrian, final -n was regularly lost from these forms
²In Late Northumbrian, final -þ was frequently changed to -s
³In Mercian, final -t was sometimes added to these forms due to West Saxon influence

Notes on Conjugation

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  • See ġesēon for notes on Anglian forms.
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *sīhwan (“to strain, drip”).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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sēon

  1. (transitive) to strain, filter
  2. (intransitive) to run as a sore, ooze, trickle, drop, drip
Conjugation
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Conjugation of sēon (strong, class I)
infinitive sēon sēonne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sēo sāh
second person singular sīehst sige
third person singular sīehþ sāh
plural sēoþ sigon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sēo sige
plural sēon sigen
imperative
singular sēoh
plural sēoþ
participle present past
sēonde (ġe)siġen, (ġe)siwen
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Etymology 3

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From Proto-West Germanic *siuni.

Noun

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sēon f

  1. alternative form of sīen
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