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setl

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Noun

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setl

  1. ice.

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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):

Pronunciation

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Noun

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setl n or m (West Saxon)

  1. sitting, residence
  2. seat, bench, throne
  3. setting (of sun etc.)

Declension

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Neuter

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative setl setlu
accusative setl setlu
genitive setles setla
dative setle setlum
Masculine

Strong a-stem:

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: setle, selde (with metathesis)