besit
English
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editFrom Middle English besitten, from Old English besittan (“to sit round, surround, beset, besiege, hold, council, occupy, possess”), From Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną (“to sit near, sit among or around”), equivalent to be- + sit. Cognate with Dutch bezitten, German besitzen, Norwegian Bokmål besitte, Danish besidde, Swedish besitta, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bisitan).
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edit- Rhymes: -ɪt
Verb
editbesit (third-person singular simple present besits, present participle besitting, simple past besat, past participle besat or (archaic) besitten)
- (transitive, obsolete) To sit around; sit about; besiege.
- (transitive, obsolete) To sit upon.
- (transitive, obsolete) To sit properly upon, as clothes; to suit; become.
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