Sæta

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

sæta Old Icelandic word can mean:

sæta

I)

sæta

(-tta, -tt), v.

sæta

1) to sit in ambush for, waylay, with dat. (hann ætlar at s. yðr, þá er þér farið sunnan); to watch for an opportunity (þessu sætir Sturlaugr ok høggr);

sæta

2) to undergo, expose oneself to, suffer (vildu þeir heldr rýma land en eptir sitja ok s. afarkostum af konungi);

sæta

3) to bring about, cause, with dat.; s. áhlaupum við e-n, to attack one; s. vélræðum við e-n, to scheme against one;

sæta

4) to amount to, be equivalent to (E. var þar at búi sínu, svá at þat sætti vetrum eigi allfám); s. tíðindum, to be important news, be of importance (er þat komit til eyrna mér, er mér þykkir stórtíðindum s.); s. ráði, to be advisable (litlu ráði þykkir mér s. ferð þessi); s. sannindum ok réttindum, to regard truth and right; hann spurði, hví (= hverju) þat sætti, he asked how it came about, what was the reason.

sæta

II)

sæta

f. a woman whose husband has gone out of the country.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛏᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary