reflexive. To bestir oneself; to be active; to act briskly or energetically; in early use often, to fight valiantly. Obsolete (replaced by bestir…

reflexive. To rouse oneself from sleep or inaction. Obsolete.

To stir up, ‘to put into vigorous action’ (Johnson). reflexive. To begin to move actively, to manifest activity, to busy oneself.

transitive. Frequently with up. To bestir, stir, rouse (a person or thing). Also reflexive: to stir oneself (sometimes as a command: cf. 3b). Now rare…

Also with up. transitive (reflexive). To stir oneself to do something, or to action, an undertaking, etc.