setja

Icelandic

/ˈsɛːtja/, /ˈsɛːta/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (transitive) to put, to place something somewhere
  • (ditransitive) to fix (something for somebody), to determine (something regarding somebody), to decide (something for somebody)
  • (transitive) to formally open
  • (ditransitive) (for someone) to suppose (something)
  • (transitive) to typeset
  • (impersonal) used in set phrases

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse setja inherited from Proto-Germanic *satjaną (set, put down).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*satjaną

Gloss

set, put down

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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