segge

Middle English

/sɛdʒ/, /sɛdʒ/, /sɛɡ/

noun
Definitions
  • A sedge a plant of the family Cyperaceae, especially the genus Carex
  • The sliced stems of sedges.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English seċġ (man, sedge) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz (retainer, warrior, follower, fighter, sedge).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sagjaz

Gloss

retainer, warrior, follower, fighter, sedge

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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