"seden" meaning in Middle English

See seden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈseːdən/, /ˈsɛːdən/
Etymology: From Old English sǣdian, equivalent to seed + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sǣdian}} Old English sǣdian, {{af|enm|seed|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} seed + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} seden, {{enm-verb|stem=sed}} seden (third-person singular simple present sedeth, present participle sedende, sedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle seded) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|sed}} Forms: sedeth [present, singular, third-person], sedende [participle, present], sedynge [participle, present], seded [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], seden [infinitive], to seden [infinitive], sede [infinitive], sede [first-person, present, singular], seded [first-person, past, singular], sedest [present, second-person, singular], sededest [past, second-person, singular], sedeth [present, singular, third-person], seded [past, singular, third-person], sede [present, singular, subjunctive], seded [past, singular, subjunctive], sede [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], seden [plural, present], sede [plural, present], sededen [past, plural], sedede [past, plural], sedeth [imperative, plural, present], sede [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], sedynge [participle, present], sedende [participle, present], seded [participle, past], yseded [participle, past], cedyn [alternative], sedyn [alternative], sede [alternative], seed [alternative], seede [alternative], seeden [alternative]
  1. To produce seed.
    Sense id: en-seden-enm-verb-E2Z7nyTf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 31 20 15 34 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 36 21 21 21
  2. To grow; to flourish.
    Sense id: en-seden-enm-verb-MQGNv6SG Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 31 20 15 34
  3. To plant seeds.
    Sense id: en-seden-enm-verb-0nM2N14o Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Botany Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 31 20 15 34 Disambiguation of Botany: 14 29 46 11
  4. (figurative, rare) To distribute offspring Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-seden-enm-verb-4Wwn7E4I Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 31 20 15 34

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "seed"
    },
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      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "seed"
    }
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    {
      "form": "sedeth",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sedende",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sedynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "seded",
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        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to seden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sede",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "seded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sede",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sede",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sededen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sedede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "yseded",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seede",
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      ]
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      "form": "seeden",
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      ]
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  "lang": "Middle English",
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "To produce seed."
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          "produce",
          "produce"
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          "seed"
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        "To grow; to flourish."
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        }
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        "To plant seeds."
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          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
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          "seeds",
          "seeds"
        ]
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To distribute offspring"
      ],
      "id": "en-seden-enm-verb-4Wwn7E4I",
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        ],
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          "offspring",
          "offspring"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, rare) To distribute offspring"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseːdən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛːdən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seden"
}
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    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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      "form": "sedeth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sedende",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sedynge",
      "tags": [
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    {
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        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "sede",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "sede",
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    {
      "form": "seded",
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        "first-person",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "sedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sededest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "sedeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "seded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seden",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sededen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sedede",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sedende",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yseded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cedyn",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sedyn",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sede",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seed",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seede",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seeden",
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "To produce seed."
      ],
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          "produce"
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          "seed",
          "seed"
        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To grow; to flourish."
      ],
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          "grow",
          "grow"
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          "flourish",
          "flourish"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To plant seeds."
      ],
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          "plant",
          "plant"
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        [
          "seeds",
          "seeds"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To distribute offspring"
      ],
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        [
          "distribute",
          "distribute"
        ],
        [
          "offspring",
          "offspring"
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        "(figurative, rare) To distribute offspring"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈseːdən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛːdən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seden"
}

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