settan
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Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *satjaną, a causative of *sitjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon settian (Dutch zetten), Old High German sezzen (German setzen), Old Norse setja (Swedish sätta), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽. Compare sittan.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈsetːɑn/
Verb [edit]
settan (weak class 1) (3 singular present sett, 3 singular preterite sette, preterite plural setton, past participle (ġe)sett)
- to set, establish, place, make
- Setton scyldas wið weal. They set their shields against the wall. (Beowulf)
Descendants [edit]
- English: set
