sign
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Searchable Lemmata: segn (OE), seign.
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Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Textile;
generally a sign, but it can also refer to a banner, and is used for the Imperial Roman standard authorized by Constantine, cf. Latin labarum.(circa 800)
4. Swelce he hæfde swa micle heannisse in þæm cynerice, þætte nales þæt aan þæt heo segn fore him bæron æt gefeohte, ac eac swylce in sibbe tiide, þær he rad betweoh his hamum oðþe be <tunum> mid his þegnum, ge þeah he eode, þæt him mon symle þæt tacn beforan bær.
[DOE Bede 2 (0332 (14.444.30))]
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Etymological Evidence:
Definite, Anglo-Norman/Old French seigne, seine, ultimately < Latin signum. Later French and English spellings in sig- are due to knowledge of the Latin word.
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
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