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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SEG, v.2 Also segg; seyg (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.). Sc. variants of Eng. sag, also in Eng. dial. Cf. Deg, Faig, Geg, n.2, Meg, Naig, etc., and P.L.D. § 48. 1. [seg]

1. To sink, bend in the middle from incumbent weight, lack of support, etc., to subside, collapse (Sc. 1808 Jam.; Per. 1915 Wilson L. Strathearn 266; ne., e. and wm.Sc. 1969). Also fig. Vbl.n. segging (Jam.). Ppl.adj. seggit, comb. seg-backit, of an animal: having a sunk back, saddle-backed (Kcd. 1880 Jam.).n.Sc. 1808 Jam.:
The roof of a house is also said to be seggit, when it has sunk a little inwards.
Sc. 1880 N. & Q. (Ser. 6) I. 251:
Seggit. It is an effective description of a haystack that has been borne down and thrawn by the winter's storms, to say that it is seggit; and those interested in cattle will readily know their animal when they hear of a “seggit coo.”
Abd. 1900 C. Murray Hamewith 30:
The auld roof is sairly seggit.
Lnk. 1919 G. Rae Clyde and Tweed 12:
On yon hillface a seggin' but-an-ben Lies open to the sky.
Abd. 192 E. S. Rae Hansel Fae Hame 44:
But just a lanely aul' bit biggin' Wi' cypet fleer an' seggit riggin'.
Sc. 1913 H. P. Cameron Imit. Christ iii. xiv.:
For gin ye lea' us we seg an' gang oot o' sicht.
Ags. 1934 H. B. Cruickshank Noran Water 29:
It was na lamb nor seggit ewe.

2. tr. To cause (the contents of) a sack to become more dense and compact by bumping it on the ground, to press down; intr. to become more compact, to have the contents shrink, ingest.Cld., Ayr. 1880 Jam.:
When filling a sack with grain or meal the men will say, “Let's seg it noo,” and stop filling in order to shake the sack that the grain may settle down more compactly.
Per. 1915 Wilson L. Strathearn 204:
Lat my wyme seg a wee.

3. Of liquor: to be absorbed into the material of its container, to shrink in the cask; also fig. to sink into the system, affect the drinker.Ags. 1790 D. Morison Poems 16:
When drink on them begins to seg, They'll tak's to see the showman.

[O.Sc. seg, to sag, 1661.]

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"Seg v.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Mar 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/seg_v2>

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