setten

English

Etymology

From Middle English setten.

Verb

setten

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) alternative past participle of set

   He has setten up shop.

Anagrams

• set net, set-net, setnet, tenets

Japanese

Romanization

setten

1. Rōmaji transcription of せってん

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *setten, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzetːən/

Verb

setten

1. to set, to place

Inflection

Conjugation of setten (weak)

infinitive	base form	setten
	genitive	settens
	dative	settene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		sette	—		sette	—
2nd person singular		sets, settes	—		sets, settes	—
3rd person singular		set, settet	—		sette	—
1st person plural		setten	—		setten	—
2nd person plural		set, settet	—		set, settet	—
3rd person plural		setten	—		setten	—
		imperative
singular		set, sette
plural		set, settet
		present	past
participle		settende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: zetten
  • Afrikaans: sit
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: sete
  • Negerhollands: set, sit
• Limburgish: zètte

Further reading

• “setten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “setten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cetten, settan, settæn, sætten, seit, sette, sete
• zetten, zete (Kent)

Etymology

From Old English settan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛtən/

Verb

setten

1. To seat, cause to sit
2. To be sitting, sit
3. To put, lay, set, place
4. To insert, place into, mount, install
5. To apply, attach, join
6. To erect, put up, build, construct
7. To set up, use, activate, ready
8. To heal (a wound; a bone)
9. To plant, grow, seed
10. To attack, strike
11. To remove, pull down
12. To bring, lead, guide, carry
13. To provide, offer, serve
14. To travel, journey, go
15. To appraise, value
16. To establish, prescribe, impose
17. To chair, head
18. To declare, write
19. To appoint
20. To cause, lead to

Conjugation

Conjugation of setten (weak in -te/-ede)

infinitive	(to) setten, sette
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	sette	sette, satte, setted(e)
2nd-person singular	settest, sest	settest, sattest, settedest
3rd-person singular	setteth, set	sette, satte, setted(e)
subjunctive singular	sette
imperative singular		—
plural1	setten, sette	setten, sette, satten, satte, setteden, setted(e)
imperative plural	setteth, sette	—
participles	settynge, settende	set, sat, setted, yset, ysat

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: set
• Scots: sett, set
• Yola: zet, set

References

• “setten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 April 2018.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną. A causative verb to sitten.

Verb

setten

1. to set, place

Inflection

Conjugation of setten (weak class 1 irregular, Rückumlaut)

infinitive	setten
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	setto, setton	satta
2nd person singular	setis	sattos
3rd person singular	setit	satta
1st person plural	settun	satton
2nd person plural	setit	sattot
3rd person plural	settunt	satton
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	sette	satti
2nd person singular	settis	sattis
3rd person singular	sette	satti
1st person plural	settin	sattin
2nd person plural	settit	sattit
3rd person plural	settin	sattin
imperative	present
singular	seti
plural	setit
participle	present	past
	settendi	sat, gisat

Derived terms

• antsetten
• bisetten
• furisetten
• gisetten
• upsetten

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: setten
  • Dutch: zetten
    • Afrikaans: sit
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: sete
    • Negerhollands: set, sit
  • Limburgish: zètte

References

• “setten”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012