"setl" meaning in Old English

See setl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /setl/
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): * Proto-West Germanic *seþl * Proto-West Germanic *setl, from Proto-Germanic *setlaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*seþl}} Proto-West Germanic *seþl, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*setl}} Proto-West Germanic *setl, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*setlaz}} Proto-Germanic *setlaz Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=m|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} setl n or m, {{ang-noun|n|g2=m}} setl n or m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|setl|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|setl|setlu|setl|setlu|setles|setla|setle|setlum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}}, {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|setl}}, {{ang-decl-noun|setl|setlas|setl|setlas|setles|setla|setle|setlum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], setl [nominative, singular], setlu [nominative, plural], setl [accusative, singular], setlu [accusative, plural], setles [genitive, singular], setla [genitive, plural], setle [dative, singular], setlum [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], setl [nominative, singular], setlas [nominative, plural], setl [accusative, singular], setlas [accusative, plural], setles [genitive, singular], setla [genitive, plural], setle [dative, singular], setlum [dative, plural], seatl [alternative], seatul [alternative], sedl [alternative], seld [alternative], seotl [alternative], seotul [alternative], seþel [alternative], seðl [alternative], sitl [alternative], sotl [alternative], setel [alternative], sætl [alternative]
  1. sitting, residence Tags: West-Saxon, masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-setl-ang-noun-Du~JovsX Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, West Saxon Old English Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 43 43 8 6 Disambiguation of West Saxon Old English: 39 47 7 7
  2. seat, bench, throne Tags: West-Saxon, masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-setl-ang-noun-UOVqZwIU
  3. setting (of sun etc.) Tags: West-Saxon, masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-setl-ang-noun-nJFc0zQT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cynesetl, hringsetl, setla, setlgang, setlgangende, tō setle gān

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cynesetl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hringsetl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "setla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "setlgang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "setlgangende"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tō setle gān"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "setle",
            "3": "selde"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: setle, selde",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "with metathesis"
          },
          "expansion": "(with metathesis)",
          "name": "i"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: setle, selde (with metathesis)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "settle",
            "3": "seld"
          },
          "expansion": "English: settle, seld",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "with metathesis"
          },
          "expansion": "(with metathesis)",
          "name": "i"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: settle, seld (with metathesis)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*seþl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *seþl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*setl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *setl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*setlaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *setlaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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):\n* Proto-West Germanic *seþl\n* Proto-West Germanic *setl, from Proto-Germanic *setlaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setlu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setlu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setlum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setlas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setlas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setlum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seatl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seatul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sedl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seld",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seotl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seotul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seþel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seðl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sotl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sætl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "m",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "setl n or m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "g2": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "setl n or m",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "setl",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "setl",
        "2": "setlu",
        "3": "setl",
        "4": "setlu",
        "5": "setles",
        "6": "setla",
        "7": "setle",
        "8": "setlum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "setl"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "setl",
        "2": "setlas",
        "3": "setl",
        "4": "setlas",
        "5": "setles",
        "6": "setla",
        "7": "setle",
        "8": "setlum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "43 43 8 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 47 7 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "West Saxon Old English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sitting, residence"
      ],
      "id": "en-setl-ang-noun-Du~JovsX",
      "links": [
        [
          "sitting",
          "sitting"
        ],
        [
          "residence",
          "residence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Year 797 In this year the Romans cut out the tongue of Pope Leo [III] and gouged out his eyes and drove him from his throne. And soon, through God's help, he was able to see and speak again, and became pope again just like he was.",
          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn. DCC.XCVII Hēr Rōmane Leone þām papan his tungan forcurfon ⁊ his ēagan āstungon, ⁊ hine of his setle āflīemdon, ⁊ þā sōna eft, Gode fultomiendum, hē meahte ġesēon ⁊ sprēcan ⁊ eft was papa swā hē ǣr wæs.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seat, bench, throne"
      ],
      "id": "en-setl-ang-noun-UOVqZwIU",
      "links": [
        [
          "seat",
          "seat"
        ],
        [
          "bench",
          "bench"
        ],
        [
          "throne",
          "throne"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "setting (of sun etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-setl-ang-noun-nJFc0zQT",
      "links": [
        [
          "setting",
          "setting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/setl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "setl"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
    "Old English neuter nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English nouns with multiple genders",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "West Saxon Old English"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "cynesetl"
    },
    {
      "word": "hringsetl"
    },
    {
      "word": "setla"
    },
    {
      "word": "setlgang"
    },
    {
      "word": "setlgangende"
    },
    {
      "word": "tō setle gān"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "setle",
            "3": "selde"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: setle, selde",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "with metathesis"
          },
          "expansion": "(with metathesis)",
          "name": "i"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: setle, selde (with metathesis)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "settle",
            "3": "seld"
          },
          "expansion": "English: settle, seld",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "with metathesis"
          },
          "expansion": "(with metathesis)",
          "name": "i"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: settle, seld (with metathesis)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*seþl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *seþl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*setl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *setl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *setlaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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):\n* Proto-West Germanic *seþl\n* Proto-West Germanic *setl, from Proto-Germanic *setlaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setlu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setlu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setlum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setlas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setlas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setlum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seatl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seatul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sedl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seld",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seotl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seotul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seþel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seðl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sotl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sætl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "m",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "setl n or m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "g2": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "setl n or m",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "setl",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "setl",
        "2": "setlu",
        "3": "setl",
        "4": "setlu",
        "5": "setles",
        "6": "setla",
        "7": "setle",
        "8": "setlum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "setl"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "setl",
        "2": "setlas",
        "3": "setl",
        "4": "setlas",
        "5": "setles",
        "6": "setla",
        "7": "setle",
        "8": "setlum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sitting, residence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sitting",
          "sitting"
        ],
        [
          "residence",
          "residence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Year 797 In this year the Romans cut out the tongue of Pope Leo [III] and gouged out his eyes and drove him from his throne. And soon, through God's help, he was able to see and speak again, and became pope again just like he was.",
          "text": "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\nAn. DCC.XCVII Hēr Rōmane Leone þām papan his tungan forcurfon ⁊ his ēagan āstungon, ⁊ hine of his setle āflīemdon, ⁊ þā sōna eft, Gode fultomiendum, hē meahte ġesēon ⁊ sprēcan ⁊ eft was papa swā hē ǣr wæs.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seat, bench, throne"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seat",
          "seat"
        ],
        [
          "bench",
          "bench"
        ],
        [
          "throne",
          "throne"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "setting (of sun etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "setting",
          "setting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/setl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "setl"
}

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