besætte

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German besetten, from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną (“to beset, set around”), cognate with German besetzen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [b̥eˈsɛd̥ə]

Verb

besætte (imperative besæt, infinitive at besætte, present tense besætter, past tense besatte, perfect tense har besat)

to occupy (a space or a territory)
to squat (to occupy without permission)
to obsess (a mind)
to possess (of a spirit)