Sætt

Old Norse Dictionary - sætt

Meaning of Old Norse word "sætt"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

sætt
f. [as to the etymology sátt or sætt is the same word as A. S. saht = peace; cp. Lat. sancio; it must not be confounded with Germ. sachte, whence Dan. sagte, a Low Germ. form answering to Engl. soft]:—a reconciliation, an agreement; for the references see sátt: also for compds in sættar- see sátt B (p. 518, col. 1).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

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