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withset

withset verb: to set oneself against; oppose; resist.

Verb

withset (third-person singular simple present withsets, present participle withsetting, simple past and past participle withset)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To set oneself against; oppose; resist.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To be set against.
    • R. of Brunne
      Their way he them withset.
  3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To set (a place) with an ambush.

Forms of withset

third-person singular presentwithsets
present participlewithsetting
past participlewithset
pastwithset

Origin of withset

From Middle English withsetten (“to resist, set against”), from Old English wiþsettan (“to resist; condemn”), equivalent to with- (“against”) + set.

Questions about withset

What does withset mean?
Withset means to set oneself against; oppose; resist.
What part of speech is withset?
Withset is a verb.
What is the past tense of withset?
The past tense of withset is withset.

Words near withset in the dictionary

  1. withsay
  2. withsayer
  3. withsayers
  4. withsaying
  5. withsays
  6. withset
  7. withsets
  8. withsetting
  9. withsit
  10. withsits
  11. withsitten

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