ᛊᚨᛏᛁᛞᛟ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *satidǭ, first-person singular past indicative of *satjaną. Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 (satida), first/third-person singular past indicative of 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (satjan).

Verb

ᛊᚨᛏᛁᛞᛟ (satido /satidō/) (first-person singular past indicative)

  1. I set, I placed
    • 200s-400s, Rö runestone:
      ᛖᚲᚺᚱᚨᛉᚨᛉᛊᚨᛏᛁᛞᛟᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨ []
      ekhraʀaʀsatidostaina []
      /ek Hraʀaʀ satidō staina/
      I, Hraʀaʀ, set the stone

Attested forms

  • (first-person singular past active indicative)ᛊᚨᛏᛁᛞᛟ (satido /⁠satidō⁠/) [c. 200–400]
  • (third-person singular past active indicative)ᛋᛡᛏᛖ (sᴀte /⁠sattē⁠/) [c. 550–650]

Descendants

  • Old Norse: setja
    • Icelandic: setja
    • Faroese: seta
    • Norn: seta
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: setja, setta
    • Elfdalian: settja, setta
    • Old Swedish: sætia, sættia
    • Old Danish: sætiæ, sættæ
    • Gutnish: sätte