- besettan
- wv/t1a to put, place, set near, appoint; own, keep, occupy; beset, cover, surround with, adorn; besiege, invest; institute, set going
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Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Besetting — Beset Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beset — transitive verb ( set; setting) Etymology: Middle English besetten, from Old English besettan, from be + settan to set Date: before 12th century 1. to set or stud with or as if with ornaments 2. trouble, harass < inflation besets … New Collegiate Dictionary
sed- — To sit. Derivatives include sit, soot, séance, siege, obsess, subside, soil1, and chair. I. Basic form *sed . 1. Suffixed form *sed yo . a. sit, from Old English sittan, to sit; … Universalium
beset — besetment, n. besetter, n. /bi set /, v.t., beset, besetting. 1. to attack on all sides; assail; harass: to be beset by enemies; beset by difficulties. 2. to surround; hem in: a village beset on all sides by dense forest. 3. to set or place upon; … Universalium
be- — prefix 1. specializes the meaning of a transitive verb (behón, besettan); 2. makes an intransitive verb transitive (beswícan, beþencan); 3. is privative (bedǽlan, belíðan); 4. does not alter the meaning (becuman) … Old to modern English dictionary
beset — (v.) O.E. besettan to put, place; own, keep; occupy, settle; cover, surround with, besiege, from P.Gmc. *bisatjan (Cf. O.S. bisettjan, Du. bezetten, O.H.G. bisezzan, Ger. besetzen, Goth. bisatjan); see be + SET (Cf. set) (v.). The figurative… … Etymology dictionary
beset — verb (besets, besetting, beset) 1》 trouble or harass persistently. ↘surround or attack from all sides. 2》 (be beset with) archaic be covered or studded with. Origin OE besettan, from be + settan (see set1) … English new terms dictionary
beset — be•set [[t]bɪˈsɛt[/t]] v. t. set, set•ting. 1) to attack on all sides: The foe beset them[/ex] 2) to surround; hem in: a village beset by dense forest[/ex] 3) to stud: a gold bracelet beset with jewels[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; MEbesetten, OE… … From formal English to slang
