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seter1 (s.xii1)

The form saeter is a cross reference to the following entry:

seter1 (s.xii1)

saeter,  sagitier,  saieter,  sajeter,  sajetter,  satter;  seater,  seeter,  segeter,  segitter,  setter, 
(sbj.pr.6 soient  Psalter Comment 152.61)  
  FEW:  sagitta 11,58b Gdf:  saieter 7,285a GdfC: TL: saieter 9,56 DEAF:  saiete (saieter)  DMF:  sagitter  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  sagittare 2898c

v.trans.

1 weapons to shoot, loose from a bow
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xivm )  archiers, qe seiteront les seites si espessement qe nul des enemis osa la teste lever  Rich I 24.24.3
2 weapons to loose an arrow or bolt at, hit with an arrow or bolt
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Kar astetei li peccheur tendirent lur arc, apareilerent lur saietes en quivre, que il saietent en repost les dreiturers de cuer  Oxf Ps ANTS 47.10.2
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E cil des nés les saietoent E en la mer les trebuchoent  Brut WACE 9399
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xivm )  il prist .xxiiij. riches Sarrazins et un renois, le quel il fist lier a un arbre et satter tant q'il fuist mort  Rich I 37.39.13
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  qi de eux treis porreit le cors plus perfond seater, par force de dreit serreit eyr son piere  BOZ Cont 71
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  de lour arkes et flecchez me grevousement sagitieront  Lett & Pet 363.12
seter de
fig. to shower, overwhelm with
( 1312; MS: s.xiv1 )  Il me unt seté (var. (R: s.xiv1) set;  (U: s.xiv1/4) getté) de seremenz E enchacé  Plainte Am 794

v.intrans.

weapons to shoot,loose an arrow or bolt
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  Les serjanz feseit avant aler Pur lanceer e segeter  Dermot2 2346
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xivm )  les autres lances, dartz, feu grek et grosses peres gettoient en l'ost, les autres ové arcs [et] arblastes seiterent  Rich I 31.33.17
( c.1334; MS: c.s.xivm )  [...] occist son pere Silvius setant en venerie  TREVET Cron1 36.21
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  comencerount a treer lour arkes et a seter  Anon Chr1 148.34
seter a
weapons to shoot, loose and arrow or bolt at
( 1416 )  a dit suppliant et ses servauntz les archers segitteront toutz ensemblez, et un des servauntz du dit suppliant ount maheymez  Rot Parl1 iv 83

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See also:

sete1  setie 
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