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ge-sittan

  • verb [ strong ]
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ge-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten.
to sit, sit down, settle, lean, recline; sĕdēre, consīdĕre, discumbĕre
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  • Ic gesitte

    I sit,

    • Exon. 73 a
      • ;
    • Th. 272, 6
      • ;
    • Jul. 495.

  • Hí gesittaþ him on gesundum þingum

    they sit in sound condition,

    • 89 b
      • ;
    • Th. 337, 1
      • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 58.

  • He wið earm gesæt

    he leaned on his arm,

    • Beo. Th. 1503
      • ;
    • B. 749: Cd. 223
      • ;
    • Th. 291, 18
      • ;
    • Sat. 432.

  • Ðá eóde he into ðæs Fariseiscan húse, and gesæt

    ingressus dŏmum Pharisæi discŭbuit,

    • Lk. Bos. 7, 36.

  • Alexander æt Somnite gemǽre and Rómána gesæt

    Alexander posted himself on the boundary of the Samnites and the Romans,

    • Ors. 3, 7
      • ;
    • Bos. 58, 28.

  • Gesǽton searuþancle sundor to rúne

    the wise of thought sat apart in council,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2323
      • ;
    • An. 1163: Elen. Kmbl. 1732
      • ;
    • El. 868.

  • Twegen iunge men gesǽton æt me

    two young men sat by me,

    • Bd. 5, 13
      • ;
    • S. 632, 35.

  • Him cierde eall ðæt folc to, ðe on Mercna lande geseten wæs

    all the people who were settled in the Mercians' land submitted to him,

    • Chr. 922
      • ;
    • Erl. 108, 34.

  • Hie hæfdon heora stemn gesetenne

    they had sat out their time of service,

    • Chr. 894
      • ;
    • Erl. 90, 31.
to occupy, possess, inhabit; possĭdēre, hăbĭtāre
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  • Ðeáh ðe wyrigcwydole Godes ríce gesittan ne mágon

    quamvis maledīci regnum Dei possĭdēre non possint,

    • Bd. 4, 26
      • ;
    • S. 602, 11.

  • Sume sécaþ and gesittaþ hámas on heolstrum

    some seek and occupy houses in caverns,

    • Exon. 33 b
      • ;
    • Th. 107, 3
      • ;
    • Gú. 53: Cd. 170
      • ;
    • Th. 213, 34
      • ;
    • Exod. 562.

  • Paulinus gesæt ðæt biscepsetl on Hrófes ceastre

    Paulinus occupied the bishop's see at Rochester,

    • Chr. 633
      • ;
    • Erl. 24, 7: 890
      • ;
    • Erl. 87, 27: Beo. Th. 1270
      • ;
    • B. 633.

  • Hí folca gewinn fremdra gesǽton

    lăbōres pŏpŭlōrum possēdērunt,

    • Ps. Th. 104, 39: 77, 56: Cd. 46
      • ;
    • Th. 59, 9
      • ;
    • Gen. 961.

  • Bútan óðrum manegum gesetenum íglandum

    besides many other inhabited islands,

    • Ors. 1, 1
      • ;
    • Bos. 16, 25.

  • Us is aléfed heofena ríce to gesittenne

    we are permitted to occupy heaven's kingdom,

    • Blickl. Homl. 137, 15: Ors. 6, 34
      • ;
    • Bos. 130, 23.
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v.  ge-setenness.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-sittan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/16041.

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