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
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCC.XCVII Hēr Rōmane Leone þām papan his tungan forcurfon ⁊ his ēagan āstungon, ⁊ hine of his setle āflīemdon, ⁊ þā sōna eft, Gode fultomiendum, hē meahte ġesēon ⁊ sprēcan ⁊ eft was papa swā hē ǣr wæs.
      Year 797 In this year the Romans cut out the tongue of Pope Leo and gouged out his eyes and drove him from his throne. And soon, through God's help, he was able to see and speak again, and became pope again just like he was.
  3. setting (of sun etc.)

Declension

Neuter

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative setl setlu
accusative setl setlu
genitive setles setla
dative setle setlum
Masculine

Strong a-stem:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: setle, selde (with metathesis)