withset

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verb

To set oneself against; oppose; resist.

“R. of Brunne Their way he them withset.”

OriginMiddle English withsetten ← Old English wiþsettan →
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Meanings

verbwithset (third-person singular simple present withsets, present participle withsetting, simple past and past participle withset)

present singular third person withsets · participle present withsetting

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo set oneself against; oppose; resist.
  2. intransitiveobsoleteTo be set against.

    R. of Brunne Their way he them withset.

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gainstayresist

Origin

  1. Old Englishwiþsettan“to resist; condemn”
  2. Middle Englishwithsetten“to resist, set against”
  3. Englishwithset

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

wettish
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APA

withset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/withset

MLA

“withset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/withset. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “withset,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/withset.

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