"settan" meaning in Old English

See settan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈset.tɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sattjan. Cognates Cognate with Old Saxon settian (Dutch zetten), Old High German sezzen (German setzen), Old Norse setja (Swedish sätta), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (satjan). Compare Old English sittan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sattjan}} Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, {{cog|osx|settian}} Old Saxon settian, {{cog|nl|zetten}} Dutch zetten, {{cog|goh|sezzen}} Old High German sezzen, {{cog|de|setzen}} German setzen, {{cog|non|setja}} Old Norse setja, {{cog|sv|sätta}} Swedish sätta, {{cog|got|𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (satjan), {{cog|ang|sittan}} Old English sittan Head templates: {{ang-verb|settan}} settan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|settan<w1>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], settan [infinitive], settenne [infinitive], sette [first-person, present, singular], sette [first-person, past, singular], setst [present, second-person, singular], settest [past, second-person, singular], sett [present, singular, third-person], set [present, singular, third-person], sette [past, singular, third-person], settaþ [plural, present], setton [past, plural], sette [present, singular], sette [past, singular], setten [plural, present], setten [past, plural], sete [imperative, past, present, singular], settaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], settende [imperative, present], seted [imperative, past], ġeseted [imperative, past], sett [imperative, past], ġesett [imperative, past], set [imperative, past], ġeset [imperative, past]
  1. to set, establish, place, make Derived forms: besettan, foresettan, forsettan, insettan, ofersettan, wiþsettan, ymbsettan, ġesettan
    Sense id: en-settan-ang-verb-ykb-QuBv Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for settan meaning in Old English (4.7kB)

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          "name": "desctree"
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      "text": "Middle English: setten, cetten, settan, settæn, sætten, seit, sette, sete; zetten, zete\nEnglish: set\nScots: sett, set\nYola: zet, set"
    }
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      "expansion": "Dutch zetten",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German sezzen",
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      },
      "expansion": "German setzen",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "set",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "sette",
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    {
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      "form": "sete",
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "settende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeseted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sett",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "set",
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        "past"
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        }
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          "word": "besettan"
        },
        {
          "word": "foresettan"
        },
        {
          "word": "forsettan"
        },
        {
          "word": "insettan"
        },
        {
          "word": "ofersettan"
        },
        {
          "word": "wiþsettan"
        },
        {
          "word": "ymbsettan"
        },
        {
          "word": "ġesettan"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "(Beowulf)",
          "roman": "They set their shields against the wall.",
          "text": "Setton scyldas wið weall.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to set, establish, place, make"
      ],
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        [
          "set",
          "set"
        ],
        [
          "establish",
          "establish"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈset.tɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "settan"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "besettan"
    },
    {
      "word": "foresettan"
    },
    {
      "word": "forsettan"
    },
    {
      "word": "insettan"
    },
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      "word": "ofersettan"
    },
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      "word": "wiþsettan"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "ġesettan"
    }
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        }
      ],
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    }
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        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
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  "forms": [
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "settan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "settenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setst",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "settest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "sett",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "set",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "settaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "setton",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sette",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "setten",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "setten",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sete",
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "settende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeseted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sett",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesett",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "set",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeset",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "Old English class 1 weak verbs",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Old English terms with usage examples",
        "Old English verbs"
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          "english": "(Beowulf)",
          "roman": "They set their shields against the wall.",
          "text": "Setton scyldas wið weall.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to set, establish, place, make"
      ],
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        [
          "set",
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        [
          "establish",
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        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place"
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        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈset.tɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "settan"
}

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