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ste homograph 2, stede homograph 2

verbverb

to take into service, to hire

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt steðja ‘få til å stå’ Old Norse steðja 'to cause to stand'

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

ta i tjeneste;
feste (II, 4)to hire
to take into service;
to hirefeste (II, 4)

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

ste seg ta tjeneste to take employment as a servant Eng. phraseto go into service
  • han stedde seg som gårdsgutt he took a job as a farmhand