Old English

Noun

secg m ‎(nominative plural secgas)

1. (poetic) man, warrior, hero

Descendants

• Middle English: segge
  • Scots: seg
  • English: segge, seg

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‎(“cut”).

Noun

secg f ‎(nominative plural secga or secge)

1. (poetic) sword

See also

• bil n
• mēċe m
• sweord n

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sak- ‎(“marsh plant”) (probably related to Etymology 2). Cognate with Middle Low German segge, Dutch zegge, Russian осока ‎(osoka).

Noun

secg m

1. sedge