*sehwaną

Runic: ᛊᛖᚺᚹᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈse.xʷɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 5

Meanings

to see

Etymology

From *sekʷ-e-ti, thematic root present of Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (‘to see, notice’), possibly related to *sagjaz (“companion, friend”, literally “follower”).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	sehwō	sehwaų	–
2nd singular	sihwizi	sehwaiz	sehw
3rd singular	sihwidi	sehwai	sehwadau
1st dual	sehwōz	sehwaiw	–
2nd dual	sehwadiz	sehwaidiz	sehwadiz
1st plural	sehwamaz	sehwaim	–
2nd plural	sihwid	sehwaid	sihwid
3rd plural	sehwandi	sehwain	sehwandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	sehwai	–
2nd singular	sehwazai	sehwaizau
3rd singular	sehwadai	sehwaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	sehwandai	sehwaindau
2nd plural	sehwandai	sehwaindau
3rd plural	sehwandai	sehwaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	sahw	sēwį̄
2nd singular	saht	sēwīz
3rd singular	sahw	sēwī
1st dual	sēgū	sēwīw
2nd dual	sēgudiz	sēwīdiz
1st plural	sēgum	sēwīm
2nd plural	sēgud	sēwīd
3rd plural	sēgun	sēwīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
sehwaną	sehwandz	sewanaz

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Descendants

*sehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *sehan (Frankish)
  - sian (Old Dutch)
    - sien (Middle Dutch)
      - zeen (Limburgish)
*sehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *sehan (Frankish)
  - sian (Old Dutch)
    - sien (Middle Dutch)
      - zien (Dutch)
        
        sien (Afrikaans)
        
        sien, siet (Javindo)
        
        zîn, zîne (Jersey Dutch)
*sehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- sēon (Old English)
  - seen, se, sein, sen, sien, seo, seon, soe, son, suen, zi (Middle English)
    - see (English)
    - zee, zie, ze, zey, sau (Yola)
*sehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- sēon (Old English)
  - seen, se, sein, sen, sien, seo, seon, soe, son, suen, zi (Middle English)
    - se, see, sie (Middle Scots)
      - see, sie, sey (Scots)
*sehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- siā (Old Frisian)
  - sjo (Saterland Frisian)
  - sjen (West Frisian)
*sehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- sehan (Old High German)
  - sëhen, sēn, sien (Middle High German)
    - segn (Bavarian)
    - sehn, senn, siehn, sinn (Central Franconian)
    - sehen (German)
    - sechen (Mòcheno)
    - sehne (Pennsylvania German)
    - zaon (Vilamovian)
    - זען (zen) (Yiddish)
*sehwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- sehan (Old Saxon)
  - sehen, sēn (Middle Low German)
    - sehn (Low German)
sjá (Old Norse)
𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (saiƕan) (Gothic)

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