Seta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - seta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "seta" in English.

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

seta Old Icelandic word can mean:

seta
f.
seta
1) sitting (nú varð setan löng); hvat merkir s. sjá, what means this sitting still?;
seta
2) seat = sess (hann var hár í setunni); bjóða búum í setu, to call on the neighbours to take their seats;
seta
3) body of men (assembled for defence); eptir þat höfðu hvárirtveggja setu, after that both kept men assembled.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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