forsittan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to delay, defer, obstruct, besiege
  • to mis-sit, be absent from, neglect
  • (transitive) to lose by sitting, fail to go and do, stop up
  • (intransitive) to remain unmoved

Etymology

Affix from Old English sittan (sit).

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Old English

sittan

Gloss

sit

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