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

Weak
Infinitive	setten
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	setten
In genitive	settens
In dative	settene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	sette	—
2nd singular	sets, settes	—
3rd singular	set, settet	—
1st plural	setten	—
2nd plural	set, settet	—
3rd plural	setten	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	sette	—
2nd singular	sets, settes	—
3rd singular	sette	—
1st plural	setten	—
2nd plural	set, settet	—
3rd plural	setten	—
Imperative	Present
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/-ed)

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

¹Sometimes 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 2018-04-02.