soþsecgan in Old English

IPA: /ˈsoːθˌsej.jɑn/, [ˈsoːθˌsed.d͡ʒɑn] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From sōþ + seċġan. Etymology templates: {{com|ang|sōþ|seċġan}} sōþ + seċġan Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=sōþseċġan}} sōþseċġan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|sōþseċġan<w3>}} Forms: sōþseċġan [canonical], weak [table-tags], sōþseċġan [infinitive], sōþseċġenne [infinitive], sōþseċġe [first-person, present, singular], sōþsæġde [first-person, past, singular], sōþsæġst [present, second-person, singular], sōþsæġdest [past, second-person, singular], sōþsæġþ [present, singular, third-person], sōþsæġde [past, singular, third-person], sōþseċġaþ [plural, present], sōþsæġdon [past, plural], sōþseċġe [present, singular], sōþsæġde [past, singular], sōþseċġen [plural, present], sōþsæġden [past, plural], sōþsæġe [imperative, past, present, singular], sōþseċġaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], sōþseċġende [imperative, present], sōþsæġd [imperative, past], ġesōþsæġd [imperative, past]

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sōþseċġende"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sōþseċġendlīċe"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "soothsayer"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
        "uncertain"
      ],
      "word": "sothseggere"
    },
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          "word": "soothsayer"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
        "uncertain"
      ],
      "word": "sothseyere"
    },
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "soothsaying"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
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        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes",
        "uncertain"
      ],
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    }
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        "2": "sōþ",
        "3": "seċġan"
      },
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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sōþ + seċġan.",
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "sōþseċġan",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "first-person",
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      ]
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    {
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      "form": "sōþsæġdest",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "sōþsæġde",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōþsæġdon",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sōþsæġde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōþseċġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōþsæġden",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "past",
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      ]
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōþseċġende",
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        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōþsæġd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesōþsæġd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
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    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sōþsæġen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sōþsagol"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sōþsagu"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to say truly or correctly"
      ],
      "id": "en-soþsecgan-ang-verb-pzWP-Cwh",
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        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "truly",
          "truly"
        ],
        [
          "correctly",
          "correctly"
        ]
      ]
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "to declare"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "declare",
          "declare"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsoːθˌsej.jɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsoːθˌsed.d͡ʒɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "soþsecgan"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Old English class 3 weak verbs",
    "Old English compound terms",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "sōþseċġende"
    },
    {
      "word": "sōþseċġendlīċe"
    }
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    }
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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sōþ + seċġan.",
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      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "sōþseċġaþ",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "sōþsæġdon",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "sōþseċġe",
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōþsæġde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōþseċġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōþsæġden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōþsæġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōþseċġaþ",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōþseċġende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōþsæġd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesōþsæġd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "sōþsæġen"
    },
    {
      "word": "sōþsagol"
    },
    {
      "word": "sōþsagu"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to say truly or correctly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "truly",
          "truly"
        ],
        [
          "correctly",
          "correctly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to declare"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "declare",
          "declare"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsoːθˌsej.jɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsoːθˌsed.d͡ʒɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "soþsecgan"
}

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"soþsecgan" meaning in Old English

Verb