单词 | besit |
释义 | † besitv. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To encamp about, besiege. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > besiege or blockade [verb (transitive)] belieOE besita1100 beset?c1225 assiege1297 besiege1297 belayc1320 umsiegea1325 ensiegec1380 environa1382 to set before1382 siege1390 forset?a1400 foldc1400 setc1400 to lay siege to, unto, about, against, beforec1449 oppugn?a1475 pursue1488 obsess1503 ferma1522 gird1548 begird1589 beleaguer1590 block1591 invest1591 intermure1606 blockade1684 to lay blockade to1713 leaguer1720 to form the siege1776 cerne1857 a1100 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) anno 1087 Se cyng..let besittan þone castel. 1154 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) anno 1135 Te king it besæt. 2. To sit upon; to lie heavy upon; to weigh upon. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > suffer (adversity or affliction) [verb (transitive)] > afflict > oppress or afflict heavyc897 narroweOE overlayOE overseamOE twingea1300 to weigh downa1340 grieve1340 besit1377 oppressc1384 foila1400 thringa1400 empressc1400 enpressc1400 aska1425 press?a1425 peisea1450 straita1464 constraina1500 overhale1531 to grate on or upon1532 wrack1562 surcharge1592 to lie heavy uponc1595 to weigh back, on one side, to the earth1595 to sit on ——1607 to sit upon ——1607 gall1614 bear1645 weight1647 obsess1648 aggrieve1670 swinge1681 lean1736 gravitate1754 weigh1794 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > condition of being oppressed > oppress [verb (transitive)] beareOE charka1300 to weigh downa1340 besit1377 to bear (a person or thing) heavyc1384 oppressc1384 thringa1400 empressc1400 accloyc1425 to sit downa1450 threst1513 downtread1536 to weigh back, on one side, to the earth1595 to bear (a person or thing) hard (also heavily, heavy, etc.)1602 pressa1616 weight1647 to bear (a person or thing) heavily1702 weigh1794 freight1892 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. x. 361 It shal bisitten vs ful soure, þe siluer þat we kepen. c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. ii. 110 Hit schal bi-sitten oure soules sore atte laste. 3. To sit properly upon (as a dress): to fit, suit, become. Cf. French seoir. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suit or be suitable for [verb (transitive)] > be fitting or proper for riseeOE i-riseOE seemc1175 becomea1230 i-semec1275 comec1325 beseema1425 besitc1449 befitc1460 betidea1555 beset1567 due?1606 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 73 This..bifittith not his wisdom. c1471 J. Fortescue Wks. (1869) 463 Yt besatt not his magnifycence to have done otherwise. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 227 Affections for to change it well besits. 1614 C. Brooke Ghost Richard III Yeelding thoughts besit the basest slaves. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.a1100 |
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