setl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

setl

1. ice.

Old English

Alternative forms

• seatl, seatul, sedl, seld, seotl, seotul, seþel, seðl, sitl, sotl, setel

Etymology

From a merger of two nouns of similar meaning, which came to be pronounced the same in West Saxon because of a sound change whereby -þl and -þm became -tl and -tm in some words (cf. botl, botm):

• Proto-West Germanic *seþl
• Proto-West Germanic *setl, from Proto-Germanic *setlaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /setl/

Noun

setl n or m (West Saxon)

1. sitting, residence
2. seat, bench, throne
3. setting (of sun etc.)

Declension

Neuter

Declension of setl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	setl	setlu
accusative	setl	setlu
genitive	setles	setla
dative	setle	setlum

Masculine

Declension of setl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	setl	setlas
accusative	setl	setlas
genitive	setles	setla
dative	setle	setlum

Derived terms

• cynesetl
• hringsetl
• setla
• setlgang
• setlgangende
• tō setle gān

Descendants

• Middle English: setle, selde (with metathesis)
  • English: settle, seld (with metathesis)