Definition of saeter in English:
saeter
noun
(also säter)
1In Scandinavia: a mountain pasture where cattle remain during the summer months.
2A dairy or farm on such a pasture.
Pronunciation
saeter
/ˈseɪtə/ /ˈsɛtə/Origin
Late 18th century (in an earlier sense). From Norwegian (Nynorsk) saeter, (Nynorsk and Bokmål) seter (Old Norwegian saetr) and its cognate Swedish säter from an es-, os-stem derivative of an ablaut variant (lengthened grade) of the same Indo-European base as sit; compare (with e-grade) Sanskrit sadas abode, dwelling place, ancient Greek ἕδος seat, stool, abode, dwelling place, Old Icelandic setr abode, dwelling place, setting (of the sun).
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