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Is sess a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sess is a Scrabble US word. The word sess is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

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Is sess a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sess is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

S1E1S1S1

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Definitions and meaning of sess

sess

English

Alternative forms

  • cess

Etymology 1

Aphetic form of assess.

Verb

sess (third-person singular simple present sesses, present participle sessing, simple past and past participle sessed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lay a tax upon; to assess.

Noun

sess (plural sesses)

  1. (obsolete) A tax; an assessment.

Alternative forms

  • ses

Etymology 2

Clipping of sensimilla.

Noun

sess (plural sesses)

  1. (slang) marijuana, weed

References

  • “sess”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

German Low German

Alternative forms

  • söß, söss, soss

Etymology

From Middle Low German ses, from Old Saxon sehs. Compare German sechs, Dutch zes.

Numeral

sess

  1. (Low Prussian) six (6)

See also

  • Plautdietsch: sass

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz (“seat”). Cognate with Old English sess (“seat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛsː/
    Rhymes: -ɛsː

Noun

sess m (genitive singular sess, nominative plural sessar)

  1. place to sit, seat
    Synonym: sæti

Declension

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sesso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛs/

Noun

sess m (plural sessi)

  1. gender
  2. sex (sexual intercourse)

Derived terms

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Related to sitte.

Noun

sess m (definite singular sessen, indefinite plural sesser, definite plural sessene)

  1. seat
  2. rear, back, end

Derived terms

  • være tung i sessen

References

  • “sess” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “sess” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Related to sitja.

Noun

sess m (definite singular sessen, indefinite plural sessar, definite plural sessane)

  1. seat
  2. milking stool
  3. rear, back, end

Synonyms

  • (seat): sete, sitjeplass
  • (milking stool): mjølkekrakk

Derived terms

  • tung i sessen

References

  • “sess” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ses, sæs

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sess, from Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sess/, [ses]

Noun

sess m

  1. seat
  2. bench

Declension

Strong a-stem:

Related terms

  • set
  • setl
  • sittan

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sedstós. Cognate with Old English sess.

Noun

sess m (genitive sess, plural sessar)

  1. seat

Declension

Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “sess”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

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