Infinitive
semen; to semen; seme
Participles
| Present | semende; semynge |
| Past | semed; ysemed |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | seme |
| 2nd sing. | semest |
| 3rd sing. | semeth |
| 1st plur. | semen; seme; semeth |
| 2nd plur. | semen; seme; semeth |
| 3rd plur. | semen; seme; semeth |
Past
| 1st sing. | semed; semede; semde |
| 2nd sing. | semedest; semdest |
| 3rd sing. | semed; semede; semde |
| 1st plur. | semeden; semed; semede; semden; semde |
| 2nd plur. | semeden; semed; semede; semden; semde |
| 3rd plur. | semeden; semed; semede; semden; semde |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | seme |
| 2nd sing. | seme |
| 3rd sing. | seme |
Past
| 1st sing. | semed; semede; semde |
| 2nd sing. | semed; semede; semde |
| 3rd sing. | semed; semede; semde |
Imperative
| Singular | seme |
| Plural | semeth; seme |
Etymology
Inherited from Old English sēman, from Proto-West Germanic *sōmijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōmijaną. See: Proto-Germanic '
*sōmijaną'.
Verbs referencing "semen"
English
seem.
Sample Sentences
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14ᵗʰ Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale
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The brighte swerdes wenten to and fro
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So hidously þat with þe leste strook
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That it semeþ þat it wolde felle an ook
Cognates
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