sitte

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Etymology

      From Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

      Verb

      sitte (present tense sitter; past tense satt; past participle sittet)

      1. sit (of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported)

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      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Verb

      sitte (present tense sit; past tense sat; past participle sete; passive infinitive sittast; present participle sittande; imperative sitt)

      1. Alternative form of sitja.

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      West Frisian

      Etymology

      From Old Frisian sitta, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-. Compare English sit, Low German sitten, Dutch zitten, German sitzen, Danish sidde.

      Verb

      sitte

      1. To sit

      Conjugation

      Infinitive: sitte
      Present tense Past tense
      person singular plural singular plural
      1st ik sit wy sitte ik siet wy sieten
      2nd do/dû sitst jimme sitte do/dû sietst jimme sieten
      3rd hy/sy sit hja sitte hy/sy siet hja sieten
      Present participle Imperative Auxiliary Past participle
      sittend (sittende) sit hawwe sitten
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