såt

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Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish sātter, from Old Norse sáttr (reconciled), from Proto-Germanic *sahtaz.

Adjective

såt (comparative såtare, superlative såtast)

  1. intimate, close
    såta vännerbosom friends
Usage notes

Indefinite neuter form avoided. Compare rädd.

Rare other than as part of certain expressions, when it is often used ironically.

Declension
Inflection of såt
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular såt såtare såtast
neuter singular sått såtare såtast
plural såta såtare såtast
masculine plural2 såte såtare såtast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 såte såtare såtaste
all såta såtare såtaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Swedish sat (ambush). Related to säta, from Old Norse sæta (to sit in ambush for). Compare origin of försåt.

Noun

såt c

  1. (hunting) drive (an area into which game is driven)
Declension

References

  • såt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
  • satter in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T