ofsettan in Old English

IPA: /ofˈset.tɑn/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: By surface analysis, of- + settan. Etymology templates: {{surf|ang|of-|settan}} By surface analysis, of- + settan Head templates: {{ang-verb}} ofsettan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|ofsettan<w1>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], ofsettan [infinitive], ofsettenne [infinitive], ofsette [first-person, present, singular], ofsette [first-person, past, singular], ofsetst [present, second-person, singular], ofsettest [past, second-person, singular], ofsett [present, singular, third-person], ofset [present, singular, third-person], ofsette [past, singular, third-person], ofsettaþ [plural, present], ofsetton [past, plural], ofsette [present, singular], ofsette [past, singular], ofsetten [plural, present], ofsetten [past, plural], ofsete [imperative, past, present, singular], ofsettaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], ofsettende [imperative, present], ofseted [imperative, past], ofsett [imperative, past], ofset [imperative, past]

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "of-",
      "of-#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "settan",
      "settan#Old_English"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "of-",
        "3": "settan"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, of- + settan",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "By surface analysis, of- + settan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsettan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsettenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsetst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsettest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsett",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofset",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsettaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsetton",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsetten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsetten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsettaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsettende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofseted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsett",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofset",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
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      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to beset"
      ],
      "id": "en-ofsettan-ang-verb-YwSwWFln",
      "links": [
        [
          "beset",
          "beset"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to press hard"
      ],
      "id": "en-ofsettan-ang-verb-HxJ~ND~L",
      "links": [
        [
          "press",
          "press"
        ],
        [
          "hard",
          "hard"
        ]
      ]
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 30 40",
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        },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to oppress"
      ],
      "id": "en-ofsettan-ang-verb-Zt6TBMZd",
      "links": [
        [
          "oppress",
          "oppress"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ofˈset.tɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ofsettan"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Old English class 1 weak light-stem verbs",
    "Old English class 1 weak verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms prefixed with of-",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "of-",
      "of-#Old_English"
    ],
    [
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      "settan#Old_English"
    ]
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "By surface analysis, of- + settan.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ofsettan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsettenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsetst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsettest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsett",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofset",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsettaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsetton",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsetten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsetten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsettaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsettende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofseted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofsett",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofset",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ofsettan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
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  ],
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        "1": "ofsettan<w1>"
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      "name": "ang-conj"
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to beset"
      ],
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        [
          "beset",
          "beset"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to press hard"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "press",
          "press"
        ],
        [
          "hard",
          "hard"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to oppress"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oppress",
          "oppress"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ofˈset.tɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ofsettan"
}

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"ofsettan" meaning in Old English

Verb

Inflected forms