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withset

verb

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from wiþsettan — “to resist; condemn”
  2. inherited from withsetten — “to resist, set against”

Definitions

  1. To set oneself against

    To set oneself against; oppose; resist.

  2. To be set against.

    • R. of Brunne Their way he them withset.

  3. To set (a place) with an ambush.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA