Middle English Dictionary Entry
situāten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | situāten v. P.ppl. situāte. |
| Etymology | From ML situātus, p. ppl. of situāre. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) In phrase: ben situate, to be located or situated; (b) surg. to put (sth.) into proper position, set.
Associated quotations
a
- c1425 Found.St.Barth.47/19 : The Chirche of seynt Martyn..is situate yn the corner of the wey that ledith to Westmynster.
b
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)63b/a : After, be it [member] bounden & situate [L situetur], i. sette semyngly.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)64a/b : 4a. is þat þe membre be situate, i. sette conueniently.