setten

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English

Verb

setten

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) alternative past participle of set

   He has setten up shop.

Anagrams

• set net, set-net, setnet, tenets

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *setten, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzetːən/

Verb

setten

1. to set, to place

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	setten
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	setten
In genitive	settens
In dative	settene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	sette	—
2nd singular	sets, settes	—
3rd singular	set, settet	—
1st plural	setten	—
2nd plural	set, settet	—
3rd plural	setten	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	sette	—
2nd singular	sets, settes	—
3rd singular	sette	—
1st plural	setten	—
2nd plural	set, settet	—
3rd plural	setten	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	set, sette
Plural	set, settet
	Present	Past
Participle	settende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: zetten
  • Afrikaans: sit
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: sete
  • Negerhollands: set, sit
• Limburgish: zètte

Further reading

• “setten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “setten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• cetten, zetten, settan, settæn, sætten, seit, sette, sete

Etymology

From Old English settan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛtən/

Verb

setten

1. To seat, cause to sit
2. To be sitting, sit
3. To put, lay, set, place
4. To insert, place into, mount, install
5. To apply, attach, join
6. To erect, put up, build, construct
7. To set up, use, activate, ready
8. To heal (a wound; a bone)
9. To plant, grow, seed
10. To attack, strike
11. To remove, pull down
12. To bring, lead, guide, carry
13. To provide, offer, serve
14. To travel, journey, go
15. To appraise, value
16. To establish, prescribe, impose
17. To chair, head
18. To declare, write
19. To appoint
20. To cause, lead to

Conjugation

Conjugation of setten (weak)

infinitive	(to) setten
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	set, sette	satte, sette, setted
2nd person singular	settest, sest	sattest, settest, settedest
3rd person singular	setteth, setth, sette	satte, sette, setted
plural	setten, setteth	setten, setteden, *satten
subjunctive	present	past
singular	*sette	satte, sette, setted
plural	*sette(n)	setten, setteden, *satten
imperative	present
singular	*sette
plural	*setteth
participle	present	past
	*setting(e), *settende	(y)satte, (y)sette, (y)setted

Descendants

• English: set
• Scots: sett, set

References

• “setten (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.