adj
Meaning 1
Seated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
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Standard Lemma guide
sitten
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rhymes with -ɪtən
adj
Meaning 2
Settled; stationary; not easily stirred or moved.
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verb
Meaning 3
past participle of sit; alternative form of sat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, archaic, dialectal, form-of, participle, past
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verb
Meaning 4
plural simple present of sit
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Usage: form-of, obsolete, plural, present
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History
Etymology
From Middle English siten, seten, from Old English seten, ġeseten, past participle of sittan (“to sit”). Equivalent to sit + -en (past participle). Cognate with Dutch gezeten, German gesessen.
From Middle English sitten, equivalent to sit + -en (plural present).