Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action. · To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead. · To clean (the beak, etc.). · To leave high and dry on shore.
From Middle English seuen, sewen, siwen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suer, siwer et al. and Old French sivre (“to follow after”) (modern French suivre), from Vulgar Latin *sequere (“to follow”), from Latin sequi. Cognate with Italian seguire and Spanish seguir. Doublet of segue. Related to suit.
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This page abbreviates 2 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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"2": "ine-pro",
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"expansion": "Italian seguire"
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"expansion": "Spanish seguir"
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"To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.",
"To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.",
"To clean (the beak, etc.).",
"To leave high and dry on shore."
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