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withsets

withsets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of withset.

Meaning of withset

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.

Questions about withsets

What is withsets the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Withsets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of withset.

Words near withsets in the dictionary

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

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