Part of speech: verb
Verb type: weak verb (1)
(p sette; p.p. seted, set, sett) 1. to set, place; to put; 2. to set, fix, implant; 3. to set up, found, establish; to erect, build
Etymology
[Mod E SET ← Prot-Germ *satjan; Goth satjan; O Fris setta; O Sax settian; Dt zetten; OHG sezzen, sezzan (Mod G setzen); Icel setja]
Paradigm
4.2.1 (a)
(a) with a short root vowel
I class | infinitive | past tense singular |
to plough | erian | erede |
to perform, commit | fremman | fremede |
(b) with a long root vowel
I class | infinitive | past tense singular |
to feed | fédan | fédde |
to keep, observe | cépan | cépte |
to send | sendan | sende |
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