besit
English
Etymology
From 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).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪt
Verb
besit (third-person singular simple present besits, present participle besitting, simple past besat, past participle besat or 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.
Related terms
- beset
Anagrams
- Steib, biset, bites, ebits