- bestyrian
- wv/t1a to heap up
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
bestyrian
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bestir — /bi sterr /, v.t., bestirred, bestirring. to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning. [bef. 900; ME bistiren, OE bestyrian to heap up. See BE , STIR1] * * * … Universalium
bestir — (v.) O.E. bestyrian to heap up, from BE (Cf. be ) + STIR (Cf. stir). Related: Bestirred; bestirring … Etymology dictionary
bestir — /bəˈstɜ/ (say buh ster), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (bestirred, bestirring) (generally reflexive) , ) ) to stir up; rouse to action. {Middle English bestyrie(n), Old English bestyrian heap up} …
bestir — [bē stʉr′, bistʉr′] vt. bestirred, bestirring [ME bistiren < OE bestyrian: see BE & STIR1] to stir to action; exert or busy (oneself) … English World dictionary
