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settan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *sattjan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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settan

  1. to set, establish, place, make
    • Setton sǣmēþe / sīde sċyldas
      rondas reġnhearde / wið þæs reċedes weal.
      Sea-weary they set / their wide shields
      round and very strong / against the hall's wall.
      (Beowulf, line 325-6)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Old Norse

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Participle

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settan

  1. strong masculine accusative singular of settr