Participles
| Present | sēþende |
| Past | (ġe)sēþed |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | sēþe |
| 2nd sing. | sēþest; sēst |
| 3rd sing. | sēþeþ; sēþþ; sēþ |
| 1st plur. | sēþaþ |
| 2nd plur. | sēþaþ |
| 3rd plur. | sēþaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | sēþde |
| 2nd sing. | sēþdest |
| 3rd sing. | sēþde |
| 1st plur. | sēþdon |
| 2nd plur. | sēþdon |
| 3rd plur. | sēþdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | sēþe |
| 2nd sing. | sēþe |
| 3rd sing. | sēþe |
| 1st plur. | sēþen |
| 2nd plur. | sēþen |
| 3rd plur. | sēþen |
Past
| 1st sing. | sēþde |
| 2nd sing. | sēþde |
| 3rd sing. | sēþde |
| 1st plur. | sēþden |
| 2nd plur. | sēþden |
| 3rd plur. | sēþden |
Verbs conjugated like 'seþan'
seþan,
Verbs similar to 'seþan'
aseþan,
ieþan,
neþan,
secan,
seman,
seoþan,
sepan,
asecan,
began,
beran,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sanþijan, from Proto-Germanic *sanþijaną. See: Proto-Germanic '
*sanþijaną'.
Sample Sentences
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late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
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Iċ eom ġeþafa þæs þe þū sæġst, for þon þe þū hit hæfst ġesēðed mid ġesċādwīslīcre race. (I agree with what you're saying, since you have proven it with rational argument.)
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c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"
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Saulus sōðlīċe miċelum swīðrode and þā Iūdēiscan ġesċende, mid ānrǣdnesse sēðende þæt Crist is Godes sunu. (Saul only became stronger and embarrassed the Jews, proving with his resilience that Christ is the son of God.)
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c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. James the Apostle"
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Eall hālgu ġewritu sēðaþ þæt sē is Hǣlend Crist. (All the books of the Bible attest that he is Jesus Christ.)
Cognates
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