Middle English Dictionary Entry
sẹ̄ten n. plural
Entry Info
Forms | sẹ̄ten n. plural |
Etymology | OE: cp. A -sētan, WS -sǣtan, pl. of -sēta, -sǣta (as in burh-sētan, Wil-sǣtan, etc.). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In phrase: dorchestre ~, the people of Dorchester.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)14780 : Þa wolde he..wenden to Rome and menen to Gregorie..hu Dorchestre-seten hine gunnen greten.