sijn

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ziːn/

Etymology 1

From the present plural forms of wesen, which were always identical to the infinitive in Middle Dutch.

Verb

sijn

  1. alternative infinitive of wesen
Descendants
  • Dutch: zijn
  • Limburgish: zeen

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch sīn, from Proto-West Germanic *sīn.

Determiner

sijn

  1. his
  2. its
Inflection

This determiner needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sijn

  1. first/third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of wēsen

Further reading
  • “sijn (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “sijn (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “sijn (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “sijn (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
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