sæt
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛt/, [ˈsɛd̥]
Etymology 1
Derived from the verb sætte (“to set”).
Noun
sæt n (singular definite sættet, plural indefinite sæt)
- set (a group or series of things belonging together)
- Han købte et sæt undertøj
- He bought a set of underwear
- (sports) set (a series of games)
- start (sudden movement)
- Hun vågnede med et sæt
- She woke with a start
Declension
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sæt | sættet | sæt | sættene |
genitive | sæts | sættets | sæts | sættenes |
References
- “sæt” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sæt
- imperative of sætte
Middle English
Noun
sæt
- (Early Middle English) alternative form of seed (“seed”)
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sātu, from Proto-Germanic *sētō, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sæːt/
Noun
sǣt f
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | sǣt | sǣta, sǣte |
accusative | sǣte | sǣta, sǣte |
genitive | sǣte | sǣta |
dative | sǣte | sǣtum |
Related terms
- sǣtere
- sǣtian
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sǣt”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.