*sēaną
Runic: ᛊᛖᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsɛː.ɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 7d
Meanings
to sow, to disperse (seeds)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (‘to sow’).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | sēō | sēaų | – |
| 2nd singular | sēizi | sēaiz | sē |
| 3rd singular | sēidi | sēai | sēadau |
| 1st dual | sēōz | sēaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | sēadiz | sēaidiz | sēadiz |
| 1st plural | sēamaz | sēaim | – |
| 2nd plural | sēid | sēaid | sēid |
| 3rd plural | sēandi | sēain | sēandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | sēai | – |
| 2nd singular | sēazai | sēaizau |
| 3rd singular | sēadai | sēaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | sēandai | sēaindau |
| 2nd plural | sēandai | sēaindau |
| 3rd plural | sēandai | sēaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | sezō | sezōį̄ |
| 2nd singular | sezōt | sezōīz |
| 3rd singular | sezō | sezōī |
| 1st dual | sezōū | sezōīw |
| 2nd dual | sezōudiz | sezōīdiz |
| 1st plural | sezōum | sezōīm |
| 2nd plural | sezōud | sezōīd |
| 3rd plural | sezōun | sezōīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| sēaną | sēandz | sēanaz |
Descendants
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*sāan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*sāien (Old Dutch)
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sâyen (Middle Dutch)
- zèjje (Limburgish)
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sâyen (Middle Dutch)
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*sāien (Old Dutch)
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*sāan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*sāien (Old Dutch)
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sâyen (Middle Dutch)
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zaaien (Dutch)
- saai (Afrikaans)
- sai (Aukan)
- sai (Berbice Creole Dutch)
- saai, saey, saej (Negerhollands)
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zaaien (Dutch)
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sâyen (Middle Dutch)
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*sāien (Old Dutch)
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*sāan (Proto-West Germanic)
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sāwan (Old English)
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sawen, sowȝen, sewȝen, soghen, sowen (Middle English)
- sow (English)
- saw (Scots)
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sawen, sowȝen, sewȝen, soghen, sowen (Middle English)
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sāwan (Old English)
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*sāan (Proto-West Germanic)
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seā, siā (Old Frisian)
- saaie (West Frisian)
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seā, siā (Old Frisian)
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*sāan (Proto-West Germanic)
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sāwen, sāen (Old High German)
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sāwen, sæwen, sæhen, sææen, sēgen, sēwen, sēn, sein, sān, sæn, sæen, sæjen (Middle High German)
- säen (German)
- séien (Luxembourgish)
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sāwen, sæwen, sæhen, sææen, sēgen, sēwen, sēn, sein, sān, sæn, sæen, sæjen (Middle High German)
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sāwen, sāen (Old High German)
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*sāan (Proto-West Germanic)
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sāian (Old Saxon)
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seien, seyen, seygen, seigen, sêgen, seighen, segen, seghen, seegen, zeygen, zeyghen, zegen, saien, sajen, zeien, seihen, seggen (Middle Low German)
- saien (German Low German)
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seien, seyen, seygen, seigen, sêgen, seighen, segen, seghen, seegen, zeygen, zeyghen, zegen, saien, sajen, zeien, seihen, seggen (Middle Low German)
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sāian (Old Saxon)
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sá (Old Norse)
- så (Danish)
- sáa (Faroese)
- sá (Icelandic)
- så (Norwegian)
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sá (Old Norse)
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sā (Old Swedish)
- så (Swedish)
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sā (Old Swedish)
- 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (saian) (Gothic)
- *heittädäk (Proto-Finnic)