Setja

Viking Language Dictionary - setja

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "setja"

setja
<-tti, -ttr> vb (2) to set, seat, place; setja til ríkis put in power; setja at [e-m] attack [sb];setja á push; setja saman set up, put together; setja upp set, stand up; setja við prepare; setjask mid seat oneself, sit

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛋᛁᛏᛁᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛌᛁᛐᛁᛆ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum, einhverju ‘for somebody, something,’ dative
mid
middle voice
n
neuter
pl
plural
prep
preposition
sb
somebody
vb
verb
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