seg

Meanings

Noun

• A man; warrior; hero.
• A man; fellow.
• A castrated farm animal.
• Segregation
• A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear.
• A callus, an area of hardened skin.
• Sedge
• Gladen, or other species of Iris
• Short form of segment

Adjective

• Designated for colored people

Origin

• From Middle English segge, from Old English secg ("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").
• Probably from the root of Latin secāre ("to cut").
• See sedge.