winterset

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • somewhere to stop in for winter
  • (plural) winter-quarters

Etymology

Compound from Old English winter + Old English set (seat, entrenchment, camp, a place where animals are kept, stable, habitation, fold, pen, settlement, a place where people remain, setting, place of residence, stall).

Origin

Old English

set

Gloss

seat, entrenchment, camp, a place where animals are kept, stable, habitation, fold, pen, settlement, a place where people remain, setting, place of residence, stall

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