BESIT

Etymology

Verb

besit (third-person singular simple present besits, present participle besitting, simple past besat, past participle besitten or besat)

(transitive, obsolete) To sit around; sit about; besiege.

(transitive, obsolete) To sit upon.

(transitive, obsolete) To sit properly upon, as clothes; to suit; become.

Anagrams

• Steib, biset, bites, ebits

Source: Wiktionary


Be*sit", v. t. Etym: [Pref. be- + sit.]

Definition: To suit; to fit; to become. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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