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1 setjast
* * *v. refl. to seat oneself, take a seat;setjast niðr, to sit down (þeir settust niðr á völlinn);setjast á tal við e-n, to sit down to talk with a person;to take up one’s abode (fór hann í Odda ok settist þar);setjast um kyrrt, to settle oneself to rest;setjast at í ríki sínu, to settle in one’s kingdom;setjast aptr af brottferðinni, to desist from the journey;setjast eptir, to remain behind;ek hefi hér upp sezt at þér, I have taken up my abode with thee;setjast fyrir, to withstand, oppose;setjast fyrir e-t, to put oneself at the head of, take in one’s hand (síðan settist Sturla fyrir mál þeirra);setjast hjá e-u, not to meddle with, take no part in (settist Sturla hjá öllum vandræðum, er þar af gerðust);setjast um borg, to lay siege to a town;setjast upp, to raise oneself to a sitting posture;setjast yfir e-t, to seize upon (nú setjast þeir yfir staðinn ok alla staðarins eign);of the sun, setjast, to set, go down (þat er víða á því landi, at sól sezt eigi um nætr);dagr sezt, the day ends;sólu (degi) er sett, the sun (day) has set.
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