Sitten

Alternative forms

• sittin

Origin

From Middle English siten, seten, from Old English seten, Ä¡eseten, past participle of sittan ("to sit"). Cognate with Dutch gezeten, German gesessen.

Verb

1. (archaic, UK dialectal) Past participle of sit; Alternative form of sat
• 1810, Legh Richmond, The fathers of the English church:For though we your brethren, who heretofore by our vocation have sitten in the chair of Moses, and be ghostly captains as Moses and Joshua unto you; ...

Full definition of sitten

Adjective

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Seated.
• a1513, W. Dunbar, Poems (1998) 155:The tailȝeour was no thing weill sittin, He left the sadill.
• c1560, A. Scott, Poems (S.T.S.) ii. 38:He micht counter Will on horss, For Sym wes bettir sittin Nor Will.
2. Settled; stationary; not easily stirred or moved.
• 1671, J. Livingston, Let. to Parishoners Ancram 15:Their fire edge might help to kindle-up old sitten-up professours.

Derived terms

• well-sitten
• sitten-up

Anagrams

• ettins