† beskyftev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To thrust off.
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the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > get or be rid of
refusea1387
to be rid of (also on)c1450
beskyfte1470
to be, get shut of, (dialect) shut on?a1500
to claw off1514
get1558
to put away1577
to get rid of1591
quit1606
to get off with1719
ding1753
shoot1805
to stay shet of1837
shuck1848
shunt1858
shake1872
to dust off1938
1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur (1817) I. 91 She coude not beskyfte hym by no meane.
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