setl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

setl

1. ice.

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Old English

Etymology

From a merger of two nouns of similar meaning, which came to be pronounced the same in West Saxon because of a sound change whereby -þl and -þm became -tl and -tm in some words (cf. botl, botm):

• West Germanic *seþl, whence also Old Frisian sedel, Old Saxon sethal and Old High German sedal
• West Germanic *setl < Proto-Germanic *setlaz, whence also Old High German sezzal and Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌻𐍃 (sitls).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /setl/

Noun

setl n

1. sitting, residence
2. seat, bench, throne
3. setting (of sun etc.)

Declension

Declension of setl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	setl	setlu
accusative	setl	setlu
genitive	setles	setla
dative	setle	setlum

Derived terms

• cynesetl
• setlgang
• tō setle gān

Descendants

• Middle English: setle, selde (with metathesis)
• English: settle, seld (with metathesis)