settr

Old Norse

Etymology

Past participle of setja

Participle

settr

1. placed, situated

   hón skal hér svá vel sett sem hón væri mín dóttir

2. of a ship, deep in the water, heavy

   skip konungs vóru sett mjǫk

3. in phrases

   lítt settr at klæðum

   poorly furnished with clothes

   settr með einhverju

   studded with

Declension

Strong declension of settr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	settr	sett	sett
accusative	settan	setta	sett
dative	settum	settri	settu
genitive	setts	settrar	setts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	settir	settar	sett
accusative	setta	settar	sett
dative	settum	settum	settum
genitive	settra	settra	settra

Weak declension of settr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	setti	setta	setta
accusative	setta	settu	setta
dative	setta	settu	setta
genitive	setta	settu	setta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	settu	settu	settu
accusative	settu	settu	settu
dative	settum	settum	settum
genitive	settu	settu	settu

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “settr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive