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siguir

Siguir is an obscure term attested primarily in historical texts, where it appears as a variant spelling of the Spanish verb seguir. In those sources, siguir is used with the same range of meanings as seguir, including to follow, to pursue, and to continue. The form is not part of standard modern Spanish and is generally described by linguists as archaic or orthographic variant. Attestations date to the early modern period, roughly between the 15th and 17th centuries, when orthography was less standardized and scribes occasionally used alternate spellings that reflected pronunciation or regional practices.

Etymology traces siguir to the Latin sequī, the same root that underpins the modern form seguir. The

In scholarly contexts, siguir is discussed in studies of early modern Spanish orthography, palaeography, and lexicography.

See also: seguir; historical orthography of Spanish; palaeography; Romance linguistics.

replacement
of
“e”
with
“i”
and
the
overall
preservation
of
the
key
consonants
suggests
scribal
variation
rather
than
a
semantic
shift.
It
is
typically
cited
as
an
illustrative
example
of
historical
spelling
variation
rather
than
as
a
productive
modern
form.
Contemporary
dictionaries
and
language
guides
normalise
all
instances
to
seguir.