seg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man; warrior; hero.
  2. A man; fellow.
noun
  1. A castrated farm animal.
noun
  1. Segregation.
adj
  1. Designated for people of color
noun
  1. A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear.
  2. A callus, an area of hardened skin.
noun
  1. Sedge.
  2. Gladen, or other species of Iris.
noun
  1. Clipping of segment.

Pronunciation

/sɛɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-seg.wav

Word forms

seg segs segge

Etymology

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”).

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