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Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Noun
setl
- ice.
Old English
Alternative forms
- seatl, seatul, sedl, seld, seotl, seotul, seþel, seðl, sitl, sotl, setel
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)
- sitting, residence
- seat, bench, throne
- setting (of sun etc.)
Declension
- Neuter
Declension of setl (strong a-stem)
- Masculine
Declension of setl (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants