Setjast

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

setjast Old Icelandic word can mean:

setjast

v. refl. to seat oneself, take a seat;

setjast

~ niðr, to sit down (þeir settust niðr á völlinn);

setjast

~ á tal við e-n, to sit down to talk with a person;

setjast

to take up one’s abode (fór hann í Odda ok settist þar);

setjast

~ um kyrrt, to settle oneself to rest;

setjast

~ at í ríki sínu, to settle in one’s kingdom;

setjast

~ aptr af brottferðinni, to desist from the journey;

setjast

~ eptir, to remain behind;

setjast

ek hefi hér upp sezt at þér, I have taken up my abode with thee;

setjast

~ fyrir, to withstand, oppose;

setjast

~ fyrir e-t, to put oneself at the head of, take in one’s hand (síðan settist Sturla fyrir mál þeirra);

setjast

~ hjá e-u, not to meddle with, take no part in (settist Sturla hjá öllum vandræðum, er þar af gerðust);

setjast

~ um borg, to lay siege to a town;

setjast

~ upp, to raise oneself to a sitting posture;

setjast

~ yfir e-t, to seize upon (nú ~ þeir yfir staðinn ok alla staðarins eign);

setjast

of the sun, ~, to set, go down (þat er víða á því landi, at sól sezt eigi um nætr);

setjast

dagr sezt, the day ends;

setjast

sólu (degi) er sett, the sun (day) has set.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛏᛁᛅᛋᛏ