settan

Old English

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈset.tɑn/

Verb

settan

  1. to set, establish, place, make
    Setton scyldas wið weall.
    They set their shields against the wall.
    (Beowulf)

Conjugation
Conjugation of settan (weak class 1)
infinitive settan settenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sette sette
second person singular setst settest
third person singular sett, set sette
plural settaþ setton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sette sette
plural setten setten
imperative
singular sete
plural settaþ
participle present past
settende (ġe)seted, (ġe)sett, (ġe)set

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: setten, cetten, settan, settæn, sætten, seit, sette, sete; zetten, zete
    • English: set
    • Scots: sett, set
    • Yola: zet, set

Old Norse

Participle

settan

  1. strong masculine accusative singular of settr
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