sæte

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

sæte (present tense sæter, past tense sætte, past participle sætt)

1. Alternative form of såte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sæti n, from Proto-Germanic *sētiją.

Noun

sæte f (definite singular sæta, indefinite plural sæter, definite plural sætene)

1. a heap of hay

sæte n (definite singular sætet, indefinite plural sæte, definite plural sæta)

1. seat; (pre-2012) alternative form of sete

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sæta.

Verb

sæte (present tense sæter, past tense sætte, past participle sætt, passive infinitive sætast, present participle sætande, imperative sæt)

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Etymology 3

From såte (“a heap of hey”).

Alternative forms

• sæta (a infinitive)
• såta, såte

Verb

sæte (present tense sæter, past tense sætte, past participle sætt, passive infinitive sætast, present participle sætande, imperative sæt)

1. to pile (hey) heaps

References

• “sæte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Noun

sǣte

1. inflection of sǣt:
   1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural