withset en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English withsetten (“to resist, set against”), from Old English wiþsettan (“to resist; condemn”), equivalent to with- (“against”) + set.
Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To set oneself against; oppose; resist.
-
(intransitive, obsolete) To be set against.
R. of Brunne Their way he them withset.
- (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To set (a place) with an ambush.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| withsets | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| withset | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| withset | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| withsetting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |