withset

English

verb
Definitions
  • (obsolete) To set oneself against; oppose; resist.
  • (obsolete) To be set against.
  • (transitive) To set (a place) with an ambush.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English withsetten (set against, resist) inherited from Old English wiþsettan (resist, set against, condemn) affix from English set.

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set

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