såt

Swedish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish sātter, from Old Norse sáttr (“reconciled”), from Proto-Germanic *sahtaz.

Adjective

såt (comparative såtare, superlative såtast)

1. intimate, close

   såta vänner

   bosom friends

Usage notes

Indefinite neuter form avoided. Compare rädd.

Rare other than as part of certain expressions, when it is often used ironically.

Declension

Inflection of såt
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	såt	såtare	såtast
Neuter singular	sått	såtare	såtast
Plural	såta	såtare	såtast
Masculine plural3	såte	såtare	såtast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	såte	såtare	såtaste
All	såta	såtare	såtaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Swedish sat (“ambush”). Related to säta, from Old Norse sæta (“to sit in ambush for”). Compare origin of försåt.

Noun

såt c

1. (hunting) drive (an area into which game is driven)

Declension

Declension of såt
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	såt	såten	såtar	såtarna
Genitive	såts	såtens	såtars	såtarnas

References

• såt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• satter in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T