seer
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English seere, equivalent to see + -er (“agent suffix”).
Noun
[edit]seer (plural seers)
- One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 185:
- "But I must not forget to tell you that the lad was born on a Sunday, and had found a card with the four of clubs; therefore he was a seer, that is to say, he could see the supernatural people, but they could not see him."
- One who sees something; an eyewitness.
- 1924, Arthur Eustace Morgan, Tendencies of Modern English Drama, page 140:
- As a seer of beautiful visions, or, shall we say, of visions of the beautiful, he is never weary of celebrating the poet and his vocation.
Related terms
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Etymology 2
[edit]See sihr.
Noun
[edit]seer (plural seers)
- Alternative form of sihr
Anagrams
[edit]Alemannic German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German sēr, from Old High German sēr (“sored, injured”), from Proto-West Germanic *sair. Cognate with German sehr.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]seer
- very
- Hät mi seer gfroit, Sii kännezlärne.
- It was very nice to meet (polite) you.
- (literally, “(It) gladdened me very to get to know (polite) you.”)
Synonyms
[edit]Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]seer c (singular definite seeren, plural indefinite seere)
Inflection
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]seer on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Dutch sēr, from Proto-West Germanic *sair.
Adjective
[edit]sêer
Inflection
[edit]Adjective | |||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | sêer | sêre | sêer | sêre |
Definite | sêre | sêre | |||
Accusative | Indefinite | sêren | sêre | sêer | sêre |
Definite | sêre | ||||
Genitive | Indefinite | sêers | sêerre | sêers | sêerre |
Definite | sêers, sêren | sêers, sêren | |||
Dative | sêren | sêerre | sêren | sêren |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Dutch: zeer
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Dutch sēr, from Proto-West Germanic *sair.
Noun
[edit]sêer n
Inflection
[edit]This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
[edit]- Dutch: zeer
Further reading
[edit]- “seer (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “seer (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “seer (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “seer (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]seer
- Alternative form of sere (“dry”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]seer
- Alternative form of sere (“differing”)
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]seer m (definite singular seeren, indefinite plural seere, definite plural seerne)
References
[edit]- “seer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old Galician-Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin sedēre (“to sit”). As time passed, it merged with ser (“to be”), from Latin sum (“to be”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]seer
- to be
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 153 (facsimile):
- […] se m' a séla non seguir en que assentada sejo, e que sen falir me lév' i folgada […]
- […] unless the chair upon which I am seated goes with me and carries me there at my ease, without fail […]
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 283 (facsimile):
- […] contra a que vencer foi ao démo per saber ser homildosa […]
- […] against her who defeated the devil by being humble […]
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | simple | seer, ser | |||||
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compound | infinitive of haver + past participle1 | ||||||
gerund | simple | seendo, sendo | |||||
compound | gerund of haver + past participle1 | ||||||
past participle1 | singular | plural | |||||
masculine | siído, sido | — | |||||
feminine | — | — | |||||
present participle | seente, *sente | seentes, *sentes | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative mood | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outras vos outros |
eles elas | |
simple tenses |
present | so, soo, son, sõo, são, san, sejo2, *sêxo | és, sées, sés | é, éste, sée, sé | somos, samos, seemos, semos | sodes, sondes, seedes, sedes, sendes | son, séen |
imperfect | era, seía, siía, sia, sedia | eras, seías, siías, sias, *sedias | era, seía, siía, sia, sedia | eramos, éramos, *seïamos, *seíamos, siïamos, siíamos, *siamos, *síamos, *sediamos, *sedíamos | erades, érades, seïades, seíades, *siïades, *siíades, *siades, *síades, *sediades, *sedíades | eran, seían, siían, *sian, *sedian | |
preterite | foi, fui, fun, sive, seve | foste, fuste, fuiste, fusche, *sevéste, seviste | foi, fui, seve, seive | fomos, fumos, *sevémos | fostes, fustes, *sevéstes | foron, sevéron, seeron | |
pluperfect | fora, *sevéra | foras, *sevéras | fora, sevéra | foramos, fôramos, *severamos, *sevéramos | forades, fôrades, *severades, *sevérades | foran, sevéran | |
future | seerei, serei | seerás, serás | seerá, será | seeremos, seremos | seeredes, seredes | seerán, serán | |
conditional | seeria, seria | seerias, serias | seeria, seria | seeriamos, seeríamos, seriamos, seríamos | seeriades, seeríades, seriades, seríades | seerian, serian | |
compound tenses1 |
present perfect | present of haver + past participle1 | |||||
present imperfect | imperfect of haver + past participle1 | ||||||
past anterior | preterite of haver + past participle1 | ||||||
pluperfect | simple pluperfect of haver + past participle1 | ||||||
future perfect | future of haver + past participle1 | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of haver + past participle1 | ||||||
subjunctive mood | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |
simple tenses |
present | seja2, *sexa, *seia, sea | sejas2, *sexas, *seias, seas | seja2, sexa, *seia, sea | sejamos2, *sexamos, *seiamos, seamos | sejades2, *sexades, *seiades, seades | sejan2, sexan, *seian, sean |
preterite | fosse, sevésse | fosses, *sevésses | fosse, sevésse | fôssemos, *sevéssemos | fôssedes, *sevéssedes | fossen, sevéssen | |
future | for, *sevér | fores, *sevéres | for, sevér | formos, *sevérmos | fordes, sevérdes | foren, *sevéren | |
compound tenses1 |
present perfect | present subjunctive of haver + past participle1 | |||||
pluperfect | preterite subjunctive of haver + past participle1 | ||||||
future perfect | future subjunctive of haver + past participle1 | ||||||
imperative mood | – | tu | vossa mercee | nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
– | |
affirmative | — | see, sê, sei | seja2, *sexa, *seia, *sea | sejamos2, *sexamos, *seiamos, *seamos | seede, sede | — | |
negative | — | non sejas2, non *sexas, non *seias, non *seas | non seja2, non *sexa, non *seia, non *sea | non sejamos2, non *sexamos, non *seiamos, non *seamos | non sejades2, non *sexades, non *seiades, non seades | — | |
personal infinitive | eu ei |
tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nos nos outros nos outras |
vos vos outros vos outras |
eles elas | |
seer, ser | seeres, seres | seer, ser | seermos, sermos | seerdes, serdes | seeren, seren | ||
1 The past participle of the verb seer, which is only attested with the auxiliary verb haver or its alternative spelling, aver, is scarcely documented since around the 13th century and remained uncommon throughout the 15th century. | |||||||
2 The grapheme ⟨j⟩ can be represented by either phonemes, /dʒ/ and /Ʒ/. The former is more archaic. |
Descendants
[edit]Old Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin sedēre (“to sit”). As time passed, it merged with ser (“to be”), from Latin sum (“to be”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]seer
- to be
- between 1178-1250, Anonymous, Libro de Alexandre :
- Si souieres quedado serás sano ayna
(normalized) Si sovieres quedado, serás sano aína- Should you be resting, you will be sound rapidly
- Si souieres quedado serás sano ayna
- between 1246-1252, Gonzalo de Berceo, The Miracles of Our Lady :
- (normalized) Plegó a Sant Fagunt, quemó una partida, fue cerca de la media de Carrïón ardida; por poco fuera toda Frómesta consumida
- It arrived at Sahagún, burned part of it, about half of Carrión de los Condes was burned down, and all of Frómista almost had been consumed
- (normalized) Plegó a Sant Fagunt, quemó una partida, fue cerca de la media de Carrïón ardida; por poco fuera toda Frómesta consumida
- 1250, Anonymous, Pre-Alphonsian Bible E6 Mark.13.22:
- e farã ſignos é marauillas pora engannar los eſcogidos ſi ſeer puede
(normalized) E farán signos e maravillas pora engañar los escogidos si seer puede- And they shall make signs and wonders to trick the elect if it can be (=if it's possible)
- e farã ſignos é marauillas pora engannar los eſcogidos ſi ſeer puede
- between 1436-1439, Íñigo López de Mendoza y de la Vega (Marqués de Santillana), Serranilla VII :
- (normalized) [...] la ví tan graciosa, que apenas creyera que fuesse vaquera de la Finojosa ("fuesse" = "fuese")
- [...] she appeared so beautiful in my view, that I could scarcely believe she was just a cowgirl from La Finojosa
- (normalized) [...] la ví tan graciosa, que apenas creyera que fuesse vaquera de la Finojosa ("fuesse" = "fuese")
- to remain/sit
- 9th century, Anonymous, Glosas Emilianenses :
- in domo tua manes (tu siedes)
- [in Latin] you sit/remain at home, [in Old Spanish, glossing Latin manēs ‘you remain’] you sit/remain
- in domo tua manes (tu siedes)
- between 1140-1207, Anonymous (or Per Abbat), Cantar de mío Cid 1001:
- Las armas auien presas & sedien sobre los cauallos
- They had taken up arms and were sitting on their horses
- Las armas auien presas & sedien sobre los cauallos
- between 1140-1207, Anonymous (or Per Abbat), Cantar de mío Cid 3118:
- Sed en ũtro eſcaño com̃o Rey a ſeñor
(normalized) Sed en vuestro escaño, como rey a señor- Sit on your chair, as a king [overlooking] a lord
- Sed en ũtro eſcaño com̃o Rey a ſeñor
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | simple | seer, ser | |||||||
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compound | infinitive of haver + past participle | ||||||||
gerund | simple | *sedendo, seyendo, siendo, soviendo | |||||||
compound | gerund of haver + past participle | ||||||||
past participle | singular | plural | |||||||
masculine | seído, sido, sesso | — | |||||||
feminine | — | — | |||||||
present participle | sedente, seyente | sedentes, seyentes | |||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative mood | yo | tú | él ella ello |
nos nosotros nosotras |
vos vosotros vosotras |
ellos ellas | |||
simple tenses |
present | so, son, seyo, seo, *sieo | eres, siedes, *siees, sies, sees, *sieyes | es, siede, *siee, sie, see, seye | somos, sedemos, seemos, seyemos | sodes, soes, sois, sos, seedes, *siedes, seés, seéis, *seyedes | son, sieden, sieen, seen, sien, seyen | ||
imperfect | era, seía, *sedía | eras, seías, *seíes, *sedías, *sediés | era, seía, *seyé¹, seíe¹, seí, *sedía, sedié¹, sedíe¹ | eramos, seíamos, seyémos¹, seíemos¹, *sediamos, *sediémos¹, sedíemos¹ | erades, seíades, *seyédes¹, seíedes¹, *sediades, *sediédes¹, *sedíedes¹, seyés, seyéis | eran, seían, seyén¹, seíen¹, sedían, sedién¹, sedíen¹ | |||
preterite | fúe, fúi, fuí, fu, fi, fo, sove, sovi | fuiste, fueste, fuste, fust, foste, fusti, soviste | fúe, fu, fi, fué, fo, foe, foi, sovo, suvo | fuemos, fuimos, fimos, fomos, fumos, soviemos | fuestes, fuistes, fostes, fustes, soviestes | fueron, foron, furon, sovieron, sovioron | |||
pluperfect | fuera, *soviera | fueras, *sovieras | fuera, *soviera | fuéramos, *soviéramos | fuérades, *soviérades | fueran, sovieran | |||
future | seré | serás | será | seremos | seredes, serés, seréis | serán | |||
conditional | seria, serié², seríe³ | serias, seriés¹, seríes¹ | seria, serié¹, seríe¹ | seriamos, seriémos¹, seríemos¹ | seriades, seriédes¹, seríedes¹, seriás, *seriáis | serian, serién¹, seríen¹ | |||
compound tenses |
present perfect | present of haver + past participle | |||||||
present imperfect | imperfect of haver + past participle | ||||||||
past anterior | preterite of haver + past participle | ||||||||
pluperfect | simple pluperfect of haver + past participle | ||||||||
future perfect | future of haver + past participle | ||||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of haver + past participle | ||||||||
subjunctive mood | yo | tú | él ella ello |
nos nosotros nosotras |
vos vosotros vosotras |
ellos ellas | |||
simple tenses |
present | seya, sea, sía | seyas, seas, *sías | seya, sea, sía | seyamos, seamos, *siamos | seyades, seyás, *seyáis, seades, seás, seáis, *siades, *siás, *siáis | seyan, sean, *sían | ||
preterite | (form 1) | fuésse, *soviesse, fués, soviés | fuesses, *soviesses | fuésse, soviesse, fués, soviés | fuéssemos, *soviéssemos | fuéssedes, *soviéssedes | fuessen, soviessen | ||
(form 2) | fuera, *soviera | fueras, *sovieras | fuera, *soviera | fuéramos, *soviéramos | fuérades, *soviérades | fueran, sovieran | |||
future | fuere, fuer, fuero, *soviere, *sovier, *soviero | fueres, sovieres | fuere, fuer, soviere, sovier | fuéremos, *soviéremos | fuéredes, fuerdes, *soviéredes, *sovierdes | fueren, sovieren | |||
compound tenses |
present perfect | present subjunctive of haver + past participle | |||||||
pluperfect | (form 1) | preterite subjunctive (form 1) of haver + past participle | |||||||
(form 2) | preterite subjunctive (form 2) of haver + past participle | ||||||||
future perfect | future subjunctive of haver + past participle | ||||||||
imperative mood | – | tú | – | nos nosotros nosotras |
vos vosotros vosotras |
– | |||
affirmative | — | see, se, séy | — | *seyamos, *seamos | seet, seed, seyet, seyed, set, sed | — | |||
negative | — | non/no seyas, non/no seas | — | non/no *seyamos, non/no seamos | non/no *seyades, non/no seyás, non/no seades, non/no seás, non/no seáis, non/no *siades, non/no *siás, non/no *siáis | ||||
¹ According to the linguists Paul M. Lloyd and Ralph J. Penny, the <ie> in seies, seie, seiemos, serie, series, seriemos etc. could either be read as /ié/ (written as yé) or /íe/.
² Rare. The first person singular conditional verbs ending in /ié/, according to Paul M. Lloyd, are rare. ³ Rarer. As the linguists Paul M. Lloyd and Ralph J. Penny affirm, <ie ~ ye> could either be read as /ié/ or /íe/. However, they also indicate that the former was more frequent than the latter, thus meaning that the first person singular conditional verbs ending in /íe/ are even rarer. |
Descendants
[edit]- Spanish: ser (in part)
See also
[edit]- English 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɪə(ɹ)
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