seg

Signification (English)

Noun

1. A man; warrior; hero.
2. A man; fellow.

Adj

Designated for people of color

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/sɛɡ/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: segge

Inherited from ancien anglais: seċġ

Cognate with norvégien: segg

Cognate with islandais: seggur

In summary

From Middle English segge, from Old English seċġ (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz (“follower, retainer, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow, accompany”). Cognate with Norwegian segg, Icelandic seggur (“bully”).