"seþan" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈseː.θɑn/, [ˈseː.ðɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sanþijan, from Proto-Germanic *sanþijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sanþijan}} Proto-West Germanic *sanþijan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*sanþijaną}} Proto-Germanic *sanþijaną Head templates: {{ang-verb|sēþan}} sēþan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|sēþan<w1>}} Forms: sēþan [canonical], weak [table-tags], sēþan [infinitive], sēþenne [infinitive], sēþe [first-person, present, singular], sēþde [first-person, past, singular], sēþest [present, second-person, singular], sēst [present, second-person, singular], sēþdest [past, second-person, singular], sēþeþ [present, singular, third-person], sēþþ [present, singular, third-person], sēþ [present, singular, third-person], sēþde [past, singular, third-person], sēþaþ [plural, present], sēþdon [past, plural], sēþe [present, singular], sēþde [past, singular], sēþen [plural, present], sēþden [past, plural], sēþ [imperative, past, present, singular], sēþaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], sēþende [imperative, present], sēþed [imperative, past], ġesēþed [imperative, past]
  1. to prove
    Sense id: en-seþan-ang-verb-4KqD8dzT Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. to attest, affirm
    Sense id: en-seþan-ang-verb-D8eiM2BC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: benemnan, ġesēþan, sōþian, tōsēþan, sēðan (english: edh spelling) Derived forms: sēþend, sēþung, tōsēþan, āsēþan, ġesēþan Related terms: sōþ [neuter]

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          "english": "I agree with what you're saying, since you have proven it with rational argument.",
          "text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy\nIċ eom ġeþafa þæs þe þū sæġst, for þon þe þū hit hæfst ġesēðed mid ġesċādwīslīcre race.",
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      "word": "sōþian"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs"
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      "form": "sēþde",
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          "english": "I agree with what you're saying, since you have proven it with rational argument.",
          "text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy\nIċ eom ġeþafa þæs þe þū sæġst, for þon þe þū hit hæfst ġesēðed mid ġesċādwīslīcre race.",
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        {
          "english": "Saul only became stronger and embarrassed the Jews, proving with his resilience that Christ is the son of God.",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle\"\nSaulus sōðlīċe miċelum swīðrode and þā Iūdēiscan ġesċende, mid ānrǣdnesse sēðende þæt Crist is Godes sunu.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈseː.θɑn/"
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    {
      "word": "benemnan"
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      "word": "ġesēþan"
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      "word": "sōþian"
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    {
      "word": "tōsēþan"
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    {
      "english": "edh spelling",
      "word": "sēðan"
    }
  ],
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}

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