Principal Forms
| Present, Sg.3 | suecht |
| Past Participle | gsuecht |
Auxiliary
haa
Etymology
From Old High German suohhen, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (“to give a sign”). Compare German suchen, Low German söken, Dutch zoeken, West Frisian sykje, English seek, Faroese søkja, Swedish söka, Gothic 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sōkjan). Non Germanic cognates include Latin sāgiō (“to perceive”), Old Irish saigid (“to approach; to seek out”), Ancient Greek ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead, guide”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*sōkijaną', Proto-Indo-European '
*séh₂gyeti', German, old spelling '
suchen', Low Saxon 'söken', Dutch '
zoeken', English '
seek', Faroese '
søkja', Swedish '
söka', Latin '
sāgiō', Old Irish '
saigid'.
Verbs referencing "sueche"
English
seek.
Sample Sentences
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Si suecht und suecht i Stall und Hus –
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Das Vögeli ist uf und drus. (She searches and searches in stable and house –
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The little bird is up and gone.) [1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:]