seg

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (archaic) A man; warrior; hero.
2. (UK, dialectal) A man; fellow.

Adj

Designated for people of color

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/sɛɡ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: segge

Overgenomen van Oudengels: seċġ

Verwant aan Noors: segg

Verwant aan IJslands: 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”).