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sett.

the act or process of setting, placing, or deploying something

4 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɛtː/[sɛtː]
  1. the act or process of setting, placing, or deploying something

    neuter
  2. the act or process of setting, placing, or deploying something the act of setting out fishing nets or other fishing gear

    neuter
  3. something which is or is to be set, placed, deployed, or lodged potatoes intended for planting

    dialectal · neuter
  4. something which is or is to be set, placed, deployed, or lodged a group or string of nets or lines set out at one time

    neuter
  5. something which is or is to be set, placed, deployed, or lodged a particular fishing ground or area used by a boat

    neuter
  6. something which is or is to be set, placed, deployed, or lodged a woman's ornamental headdress, especially one made of lace or gauze and fastened, tied, or pinned in place

    historical · neuter
  7. something which is or is to be set, placed, deployed, or lodged a stake or wager

    dialectal · neuter
  8. something which is or is to be set, placed, deployed, or lodged incompletely fermented homemade fruit wine

    colloquial · neuter
  9. something which is or is to be set, placed, deployed, or lodged a jam or tangle of floating timber

    neuter
  10. a set, collection, or group of related items or units

    neuter
    et sett nøkler
  11. a set, collection, or group of related items or units a coherent body, system, or whole of ideas, phenomena, rights, methods, or similar elements

    neuter
    et sett med regler
  12. a set, collection, or group of related items or units a set of cutlery

    colloquial · neuter
  13. a set, collection, or group of related items or units a group of people sitting at a table or working together

    neuter
  14. a set, collection, or group of related items or units a sequence of impressions, sounds, or events following one another

    neuter
    Han snakket i ett sett. ― He talked continuously.
  15. a way or manner

    neuter
    Hun var en banebryter på mange sett.
  16. a sudden, forceful jump, leap, lunge, or movement

    neuter
    Hunden gjorde et sett fram.
  17. a sudden, forceful jump, leap, lunge, or movement a sudden involuntary jerk, twitch, or start of the body

    neuter
  18. a sudden, forceful jump, leap, lunge, or movement a sudden beginning or onset of an action or movement

    neuter
  19. a round or section in a game, performance, or similar activity

    neuter
  20. a set; a round or division of a match or contest a division of a match consisting of a sequence of legs (individual games)

    neuter
  21. a set; a round or division of a match or contest a section of a concert or performance; a musical set

    neuter
    Bandet spilte to sett.
  22. a film set; a location equipped for filming

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From sette (“to set, put, place”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *satjaną (“to set, place”), from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti (“to cause to sit”), the causative of *sed- (“to sit”). The intervening history of the verb is through Danish sætte and Old Danish sætiæ and sættæ. The sports, music and film senses are influenced by English set, which ultimately has the same Proto-Germanic origin.

noun/sɛtː/[sɛtː]
  1. a hammer whose head is flat at both ends, one end being held against a workpiece during forging or stone cutting while the other is struck with a sledgehammer or larger hammer

    dialectal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Clipping of setthammer (“hammer used together with a sledgehammer”).

adj/sɛtː/[sɛtː]
  1. fixed, determined, or appointed

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From a dialectal past participle of sette (“to set, fix, determine”).

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