gesettan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gasatjaną, equivalent to ġe- +‎ settan. Cognate with Old Saxon gisettian, Old High German gisezzen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gasatjan).

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

Verb

ġesettan

  1. To confirm, restore, appoint, decree, settle.
  2. To set, put, fix, determine the position in a series of objects.
  3. To possess, occupy.
  4. To compose, set together, constitute.
  5. To situate, found (a building or town).
  6. To post, station.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġesettan (weak class 1)
infinitive ġesettan tō ġesettenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġesette ġesette
2nd-person singular ġesetest ġesettest
3rd-person singular ġeseteþ ġesette
plural ġesettaþ ġesetton
subjunctive present past
singular ġesette ġesette
plural ġesetten ġesetten
imperative
singular ġesete
plural ġesettaþ
participle present past
ġesettende ġeseted
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