saeter

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from: Norwegian Nynorsk sæter (obsolete spelling), seter, and Norwegian Bokmål seter, from Old Norse sætr, setr (“dairy lands, mountain pastures; residence, seat; setting (of the sun)”); and Swedish säter (“mountain pastures”); all from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). The English word is a doublet of sit. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈseɪtə/, /ˈsɛ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈseɪtɚ/, /ˈsɛ-/, [-ɾɚ] Homophones: satyr (GA pronunciation), setter (one pronunciation) Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ), -ɛtə(ɹ) Hyphenation: sae‧ter === Noun === saeter (plural saeters) A Scandinavian mountainside meadow used during the summer for grazing milking cows or goats. A barn, cabin, dairy, or farm located in such a meadow. (Orkney, Shetland) A meadow, especially one used for grazing that is attached to a dwelling. ==== Alternative forms ==== säter saether sæter (obsolete) seter ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== shieling === References === === Further reading === transhumance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === teares, eaters, Eastre, teresa, Teresa, asteer, reseat, teaser, Teares, aretes, steare, seater, arsete, ratees, Trease, easter, arêtes, Seater, Easter, earset, Taseer, staree