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singe en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /sɪnd͡ʒ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English sengen, from Old English senġan, sænċġan (“to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *sangijan (“to burn, torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *senk- (“to burn”). Cognate with West Frisian singe, sinzje (“to singe”), Saterland Frisian soange (“to singe”), Dutch zengen (“to singe, scorch”), German Low German sengen (“to singe”), German sengen (“to singe, scorch”), Icelandic sangur (“singed, burnt, scorched”).

Meanings

1. A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

Forms

Translations (2)

cs ožehnutí (a slight burn) · cs ožeh (a slight burn)

singe en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /sɪnd͡ʒ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English sengen, from Old English senġan, sænċġan (“to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *sangijan (“to burn, torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *senk- (“to burn”). Cognate with West Frisian singe, sinzje (“to singe”), Saterland Frisian soange (“to singe”), Dutch zengen (“to singe, scorch”), German Low German sengen (“to singe”), German sengen (“to singe, scorch”), Icelandic sangur (“singed, burnt, scorched”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To burn slightly.
   • made combustible by Flame They treat of, we have pretty Game, For they their own Tail Singe, to save Us 1702, Sir Roger L’Estrange, “The First Viſion of the Algouazil (or Catchpole) Poſſest”, in The Viſions of Dom Franciſco de Quevedo-Villegas'^([21]):
2. (transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
3. (transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.

Forms

Deriveds

singe one's wings · besinge · unsinged · singeingly

Synonyms

scorch

Translations (75)

cs ožehovat (to remove the nap of cloth by heat) · ko 그슬리다 (to burn slightly) · nl aanbranden (to burn slightly) · sat ᱨᱳ (to burn slightly) · de versengen (to burn slightly) · alt кӱйдӱрип ийер (to burn slightly) · kum чиркитмек (to burn slightly) · cmn 燒灼 /烧灼 (to burn slightly) · cs požehovat (to remove the nap of cloth by heat) · he הבהב (to remove the nap of cloth by heat) · ga tíor (to burn slightly) · is sviðna (to burn slightly) · sa प्लोषति (to burn slightly) · da svide (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame) · pl przypalić (to burn slightly) · mi whakapākākā (to burn slightly) · ru опаля́ть (to burn slightly) · is svíða (to burn slightly) · fr roussir (to burn slightly) · cs ožehnout (to burn slightly) · fi kärähdyttää (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame) · he חרך (to burn slightly) · alt ӧртӧп ийер (to burn slightly) · sv sveda (to burn slightly) · fi kärventää (to burn slightly) · pt chamuscar (to burn slightly) · is brenna (to burn slightly) · cs lehce popálit (to burn slightly) · tr ütmek (to burn slightly) · kum гюйдюрмек (to burn slightly) · it bruciacchiare (to burn slightly) · yo wì (to burn slightly) · no svi (to burn slightly) · mi tāina (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame) · es flamear (to burn slightly) · is brenna lítillega (to burn slightly) · cs opálit (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame) · alt кызыдар (to burn slightly) · kum оьртен салмакъ (to burn slightly) · bg опърлям (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame) · mi tāina (to burn slightly) · alt от камызып салар (to burn slightly) · te కమలు (to burn slightly) · la adūrō (to burn slightly) · ru подпа́ливать (to burn slightly) · hu pörköl (to burn slightly) · ro pârli (to burn slightly) · ja 焦がす (to burn slightly) · kum яндырмакъ (to burn slightly) · bg изгарям (to burn slightly) · nrf traler (to burn slightly) · nrf roussi (to burn slightly) · it scottare (to burn slightly) · la sēmustulō (to burn slightly) · fi kärventää (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame) · alt ӧрт чыгарар (to burn slightly) · mi ngunu (to burn slightly) · gl chamuscar (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame) · kum от салмакъ (to burn slightly) · alt јандырар (to burn slightly) · ru пали́ть (to burn slightly) · pl przypalać (to burn slightly) · kum къабуздурмакъ (to burn slightly) · ang senġan (to burn slightly) · es chamuscar (to burn slightly) · de ansengen (to burn slightly) · alt ӧртӧӧр (to burn slightly) · ro pârli (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame) · de absengen (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame) · mi hunuhunu (to burn slightly) · gl chamuscar (to burn slightly) · cmn 燒焦 /烧焦 (to burn slightly) · kum къыздырмакъ (to burn slightly) · alt ӧрт сугар (to burn slightly) · he הבהב (to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame)

singe en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of sing.
   alt of sing
   • Then ſange Iudith this ſonge vnto the LORDE: Begynne vnto the LORDE vpon the tabrettes, ſinge vnto the LORDE vpon the cymbals. 1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, Judith xvj:[1–2], folio xxix, verso:
   • Lo I the man, whoſe Muſe whilome did maske, / As time her taught in lowly Sheapards weeds, / Am now enforſt a far unfitter taske, / For trumpets ſterne to change mine oaten reeds, / And ſinge of Knights and Ladies gentle deeds[…] 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 1:
   • [H]ere’s a couple of Syrenicall raſcals ſhall inchaunt yee: What ſhall they ſinge my good Lorde? c. 1603 (date written), Iohn Marston, The Malcontent, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for William Aspley, […], published 1604, →OCLC, Act III, scene iv:

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