Sætt

Old Norse Dictionary - sætt

Meaning of Old Norse word "sætt" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

sætt
n. adj. [sitja], what one can sit under, endurable; stóð hann upp ok mælti, setið er nú meðan sætt er, we have sat as long as we could bear, Eb. 280, Bs. ii. 224; víst líkar mér ílla, ok er eigi um slíkt sætt, it is not to be endured, Bjarn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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