seg
A man; fellowA man; fellow.
Meaning
8 senses(UK, dialectal)A man; fellow.
(US, slang, uncountable)Segregation.
(UK)A shoe protector (metal stud or plate affixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear).
Coordinate term: hobnail
(dialectal)A callus, an area of hardened skin.
Sedge.
Gladen, or other species of Iris.
(archaic)A man; warrior; hero.
(Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete)A castrated farm animal.
Origin
From Middle English segge, from Old English seċġ (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-West GFrom 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”).
Probably from the root of Latin secāre (“to cut”).
Clipping of segregation.
Genericized trademark of Blakey's Segs, a British brand of shoe protector. Formed as an
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