"sien" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /si͜yːn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *siuni (“appearance, sight, face”). Cognate with Old Frisian siōne, siūne (“face, countenance”), Old Saxon siun (“perception, vision, sight,”), Old Norse sýn (“face, appearance, countenance”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍃 (siuns, “face, form, countenance”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*siuni||appearance, sight, face}} Proto-West Germanic *siuni (“appearance, sight, face”), {{cog|ofs|siōne}} Old Frisian siōne, {{cog|osx|siun||perception, vision, sight,}} Old Saxon siun (“perception, vision, sight,”), {{cog|non|sýn||face, appearance, countenance}} Old Norse sýn (“face, appearance, countenance”), {{cog|got|𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍃||face, form, countenance}} Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍃 (siuns, “face, form, countenance”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=sīen|sort=}} sīen f, {{ang-noun|f|head=sīen}} sīen f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-f|sīen}}, {{ang-decl-noun|sīen|sīene,sīena|sīen,sīene|sīene,sīena|sīene|sīena|sīene|sīenum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: sīen [canonical, feminine], strong [table-tags], sīen [nominative, singular], sīene [nominative, plural], sīena [nominative, plural], sīen [accusative, singular], sīene [accusative, singular], sīene [accusative, plural], sīena [accusative, plural], sīene [genitive, singular], sīena [genitive, plural], sīene [dative, singular], sīenum [dative, plural]
  1. (senses) power of sight, vision Synonyms (power of vision): sihþ, ġesihþ
    Sense id: en-sien-ang-noun-~YgIQvYV Disambiguation of 'power of vision': 77 14 9
  2. the instrument of sight; eye; pupil
    Sense id: en-sien-ang-noun-0KVzuWhs
  3. appearance, countenance Synonyms (appearance): wlite Synonyms (face): nebb
    Sense id: en-sien-ang-noun-1kYnc78Q Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 12 32 56 Disambiguation of 'appearance': 3 4 93 Disambiguation of 'face': 0 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sȳn, sēon, sīn Derived forms: wæfersīen Related terms: sēon

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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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