- wiþsettan
- wv/t1a to withstand, resist; condemn
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
wiþsettan
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settan — wv/t1a 1 1. to set, make to sit, place, put, lay, cause to take a certain position; þá lét hé hine on hæft settan he had him put into prison; 1a. to set down, deposit, place, put; 2. figurative, to set to work, set before one a choice, set a mark … Old to modern English dictionary
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set — I. verb (set; setting) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High German sezzen to set, Old English sittan to sit Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause to sit ; place in or on a seat 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Besetting — Beset Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beset — transitive verb ( set; setting) Etymology: Middle English besetten, from Old English besettan, from be + settan to set Date: before 12th century 1. to set or stud with or as if with ornaments 2. trouble, harass < inflation besets … New Collegiate Dictionary
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