sæti

seat, position

1 / 1

A single empty wooden chair in three-quarter view, with its broad sitting surface, supportive backrest, and four stable legs clearly visible.

noun / verb

seat

SEET/siːt/

A place designed to hold someone sitting.

Etymology

seatOld Norseseat, position

Old Norse sæti named a seat or position. English preserves the concrete sitting sense, covering both an object to sit on and a designated sitting place.

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