wiþsecgan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- (rare) to renounce, to give up
- to gainsay, to oppose in speech (and by extension writing)
Etymology
Prefix from Old English seċġan (say, speak).
Origin
Old English
seċġan
Gloss
say, speak
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
話
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- withsay English
- *sagjaną Proto-Germanic
- asecgan Old English
- besecgan Old English
- efensecgan Old English
- foresecgan Old English
- forsecgan Old English
- seċġan Old English
- wiþseċġan Old English
- seien Middle English
- seyen Middle English
- withseien Middle English
- *saggjan gmw-pro
- seggian Old Saxon
- witharseggian Old Saxon