segja

Icelandic

/ˈseiːja/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (transitive) to say, to tell

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse segja (say) derived from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (say) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sekʷ-

Gloss

follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

Emoji

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