gesittan

Meaning

1. to sit

   Swā cwæð snottor on mōde, · ġesæt him sundor æt rūne.

   So said the wise in mind, sat alone with speech to himself.

   10th century, The Wanderer:

2. to take a seat, come to rest, sit down, recline

3. to settle, dwell, reside, stay, live in

4. to occupy, inhabit

   An. DCCXLIIII Hēr Daniel ġesæt on Wintanċeastre, ⁊ Hūnferþ feng tō bisċeopdōme.

   Year 744 In this year Daniel settled in Winchester, and Hunferth ascended to bishopdom.

   The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

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