setl

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

setl

  1. ice.

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a merger of two nouns of similar meaning, which came to be pronounced the same in West Saxon because of a sound change whereby -þl and -þm became -tl and -tm in some words (cf. botl, botm):

Pronunciation

Noun

setl n or m (West Saxon)

  1. sitting, residence
  2. seat, bench, throne
  3. setting (of sun etc.)

Declension

Neuter
Masculine

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: setle, selde (with metathesis)