Middle English Dictionary Entry
setling ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | setling ger. |
| Etymology | Cp. setlen v.; also cp. OE setlung. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The act of sinking down, lowering; (b) = saughtel- inge ger.(a).
Associated quotations
a
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)440 : Saggynge, or satlynge: Bassacio.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)441 : Satlynge, idem quod saggynge.
b
- a1400 Siege Jerus.(1) (LdMisc 656)401 : Þer by þe cite myȝt se, no setlyng [vrr. saughetillyng, pece, acord] wolde rise Ne no trete of no trewes, bot þe toun ȝelde.