sayen

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English seien, equivalent to say +‎ -en. === Verb === sayen (obsolete) plural simple present of say === Anagrams === yeans == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *sāien, from Proto-West Germanic *sāan. === Verb === sâyen to sow to spread, to disperse ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: zaaienAfrikaans: saaiBerbice Creole Dutch: saiNegerhollands: saai, saey, saej→ Aukan: sai Limburgish: zèjje === Further reading === “sayen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “saeyen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page saeyen == Middle English == === Verb === sayen alternative form of assayen