ymbsittan

sv/t5 3^rd pres ymbsitteð past ymbsæt/ymbsǽton ptp ymbseten 1. to set round, surround, invest, besiege; sit over, reflect upon; to sit or be around, (1) to sit at a table, meat, etc.; (1a) to sit at council, be engaged about; (2) to be around, be neighboring; 2. to beset; (1) as a term of war, to besiege, invest