settan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *satjaną, a causative of *sitjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon settian (Dutch zetten), Old High German sezzen (German setzen), Old Norse setja (Swedish sätta), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽. Compare sittan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈset.tɑn/

Verb

settan

to set, establish, place, make
Setton scyldas wið weall. They set their shields against the wall. (Beowulf)

Conjugation

Conjugation of settan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	settan	tō settenne
1st-person singular	sette	sette
2nd-person singular	setst	settest
3rd-person singular	sett	sette
plural	settaþ	setton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	sette	sette
plural	setten	setten
imperative
singular	sete
plural	settaþ
participle	present	past
	settende	(ġe)sett

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: setten, cetten, zetten, settan, settæn, sætten, seit, sette, sete
- English: set
- Scots: sett, set

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