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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Segit,) Seagit, Sieged, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. sieged (1567); Seg(e v.] Besieged, beleaguered. —1581-1623 James VI Poems I 109/29.
To … force sum seagit [1591 sieged] toune
