bestem
English
Etymology
From be- + stem.
Verb
bestem (third-person singular simple present bestems, present participle bestemming, simple past and past participle bestemmed)
- (transitive, archaic) To stem completely; stem all about; hinder.
- 1894, Gaius Valerius Catullus, The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus:
- Whence she might overglance the boundless boiling of billows, / Then she would rush to bestem the salt-plain's quivering wavelet / And from her ankles bare the dainty garment uplifting, / Spake she these words […]
- 1894, Gaius Valerius Catullus, The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus:
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Verb
bestem
- first-person singular present indicative of bestemmen
- imperative of bestemmen
Anagrams
- besmet
German
Adjective
bestem
- inflected form of gut
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
bestem
- imperative of bestemme