sæta

Old Norse

verb
Definitions
  • (with dative) to sit in ambush for; waylay
  • (with dative) to undergo, expose oneself to
  • (with dative) to bring about, cause
  • (with dative) to amount to, be equivalent to

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *sētijaną root from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (sit).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sed-

Gloss

sit

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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