setlan

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, setl (“seat”) +‎ -an (infinitive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈset.lɑn/

Verb

setlan

1. (transitive) to settle, seat, put at rest
2. (intransitive) to settle, rest
3. (of the sun) to set

Conjugation

Conjugation of setlan (weak class 1)

infinitive	setlan	setlenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	setle	setlde, setlede
second person singular	setlest	setldest, setledest
third person singular	setleþ	setlde, setlede
plural	setlaþ	setldon, setledon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	setle	setlde, setlede
plural	setlen	setlden, setleden
imperative
singular	setle
plural	setlaþ
participle	present	past
	setlende	(ġe)setled

Descendants

• Middle English: setlen
  • English: settle
• English: set

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “setlan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.