Meanings
plural saeters · alternative säter · alternative saether · alternative sæter · alternative seter
- A Scandinavian mountainside meadow used during the summer for grazing milking cows or goats.
- OrkneyShetlandA meadow, especially one used for grazing that is attached to a dwelling.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sed-“to sit”
- Proto-Germanic*sitjaną“to sit”
- Swedishsäter“mountain pastures”
- Old Norsesætr
- Norwegian Bokmålseter
- Norwegian Nynorsksæter
- Englishsaeter
Borrowed from: * Norwegian Nynorsk sæter (obsolete spelling), seter, and Norwegian Bokmål seter, from Old Norse sætr, setr (“dairy lands, mountain pastures; residence, seat; setting (of the sun)”); and * Swedish säter (“mountain pastures”); all from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). The English word is a doublet of sit.
More words from Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål, Old Norse
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish sæter, sæterhytte
- sæterScandinavian mountainside meadow used during the summer for grazing
- sæterhyttebarn, etc., located in such a meadow
Norwegian Bokmål seter
- seterScandinavian mountainside meadow used during the summer for grazing
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Cite this entry
saeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saeter
“saeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saeter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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