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seg

Pronunciation: /sɛɡ/

The English word “seg” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A man; warrior; hero.
  2. A man; fellow.
  3. A castrated farm animal.
  4. Segregation.
  5. A shoe protector (metal stud or plate affixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear).
  6. A callus, an area of hardened skin.
  7. Sedge.
  8. Gladen, or other species of Iris.

adjective

  1. Designated for people of color

Etymology

From Middle English segge, from Old English seċġ (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz (“follower, retainer, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow, accompany”). Cognate with Norwegian segg, Icelandic seggur (“bully”).

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