settan

Pronunciation: /ˈset.tɑn/

“settan” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

to set, establish, place, make
to appoint

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.

More Old English words

setlgang
setlgangende
setlung
setnes
seþan
seþend
seþung
sibb

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