Seta

Old Norse Dictionary - seta

Meaning of Old Norse word "seta" in English.

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

seta Old Norse word can mean:

seta
n, f. a sitting; nú varð setan löng, Fms. vii. 126: a remaining, staying, þótti þeim seta hans þar úvarlig svá nærri Ljótólfi, Sd. 182; þótti þeim seta sín íll ok úfrelsi, Ó. H. 141: hvat merkir seta sjá, what means this sitting still? Fb. ii. 122; nátt-setur, a sitting up at night, Fms. vii. 126.
seta
2. a seat; hann var hár í setunni (= hár í sessi), Fms. viii. 447; í innstu setu, … í yztu setu, Fb. i. 416:—as a law term, bjóða búum í setu, to call on the neighbours to take their seats, Nj. 87; vóru dómendr komnir í setur sínar, Grág. i. 68; þeir menn er þar eigu setur, 5: a sitting, of a judge, seta hans er dæming um fólksins verðleik, Skálda 211.
seta
3. a body of men assembled for defence as a garrison; seta eru sextán, sixteen make a seta, Edda 108; nú hefir Barði skipat liði sínu í setu, Ísl. ii. 355; eptir þat höfðu hvárir-tveggju setu, after that both kept men assembled, as in open hostility, Landn. 104, Gullþ. 6l; senda þeir mann til Egilstaða, at seta mikil væri at Hofi, Vápn 24; þá kom Brandr biskup vestan ok fýsti þá at hafa eigi setur. Sturl. i. 170; höfðu þeir setu fjölmenna, Grett. 120, Eb. 22, 108.
seta
COMPDS: setuefni, setugarðr, setugrið, setuhús, setumenn, setupallr, setuprestr, seturúm.
seta
B. seta = sæta (q. v.), a kind of bondwoman, n. G. l. i. 70.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
þ.
þáttr.
m.
masculine.
L.
Linnæus.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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