bestirv.

/bɪˈstəː/

Forms: For forms see stir n.¹

Etymology: Old English bestyrian , < be- prefix 2 + styrian to stir v.

†1. ? To heap or pile (a thing) about with. (Old English).

ΚΠ

c890 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. iii. ii. (Bosw.) His þegnas mid moldan hit bestyredon and gefæstnedon.

2. To stir up, ‘to put into vigorous action’ (Johnson).

a. reflexive. To begin to move actively, to manifest activity, to busy oneself.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin an action [verb (reflexive)] > bestir oneself

stira1225

awakec1275

bestirc1300

bustlea1555

rouse1587

c1300 K. Alis. 3078 Alle they wolde heom bysteorre, Agayns him with ryght to weorre.

c1330 Arth. & Merl. 6248 Bestir the and hardiliche fight.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 295 The shipmen stood in such a fere, Was none that might him self bestere.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 512 Not much otherwise this good man Osorius here doth besturre himselfe agaynst the Lutherans.

1611 Bible (King James) 2 Sam. v. 24 Then thou shalt bestirre thy selfe.

1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. vi. 215 She bestirs herself with the utmost activity.

1832 H. Martineau Weal & Woe i. 11 Just bestir yourself to plant your potatoes.

1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland v. 100 The townspeople..bestirred themselves in aid of the poor refugees.

b. transitive. To rouse into activity, make active. to bestir one's stumps (obsolete): to move one's limbs actively, to exert oneself: see stir n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)]

tillc897

stightlea1375

stretcha1375

wrestlea1382

to put it forthc1390

to put one's hand(s) to (also unto)a1398

paina1400

takea1400

to do one's busy pain (also care, cure, diligence)?a1430

to make great force?c1450

makec1485

to stir one's stumpsa1500

to bestir one's stumps1549

to make work1574

put1596

bestira1616

operate1650

to lay out1659

to be at pains1709

exerta1749

tew1787

maul1821

to take (the) trouble1830

to pull outc1835

bother1840

trouble1880

to buck up1890

hump1897

to go somea1911

the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > stir up or rouse up

stirc1000

aweccheOE

stirc1175

arear?c1225

awakec1315

amovec1330

araisec1374

wake1398

wakenc1400

to stir upa1500

incend?1504

to firk upc1540

bestir1549

store1552

bustlea1555

tickle1567

solicitate1568

to stir one's taila1572

exsuscitate1574

rouse1574

suscitate1598

accite1600

actuate1603

arousea1616

poach1632

roust1658

to shake up1850

to galvanize to or into life1853

to make things (or something specified) hum1884

to jack up1914

rev1945

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Heb. xii. f. xxiiii Bestyre youre werye handes.

1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 34 The duety of euery men [sic] in a common wealth, one way or other to bestirre his stoomps.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 407 This raungyng Rhetorician besturreth his stumps so earnestly.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 51 No maruaile you haue so bestir'd your valour.

1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 59 Bestirring their Hands and Tooles.

1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country iii. 178 More need that heirs, His natural protectors, should assume The management, bestir their counsinship.

c. intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)]

tillc897

stightlea1375

stretcha1375

wrestlea1382

to put it forthc1390

to put one's hand(s) to (also unto)a1398

paina1400

takea1400

to do one's busy pain (also care, cure, diligence)?a1430

to make great force?c1450

makec1485

to stir one's stumpsa1500

to bestir one's stumps1549

to make work1574

put1596

bestira1616

operate1650

to lay out1659

to be at pains1709

exerta1749

tew1787

maul1821

to take (the) trouble1830

to pull outc1835

bother1840

trouble1880

to buck up1890

hump1897

to go somea1911

the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] > bestir oneself

arisec825

to start upc1275

stirc1275

shifta1400

awakea1450

to put out one's fins?1461

wake1523

to shake one's ears1580

rouse1589

bestira1616

awaken1768

arouse1822

waken1825

to wake snakes1835

roust1841

to flax round1884

to get busy1896

to get one's arse in gear1948

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. i. 4 Speake to th' Mariners: fall too't, yarely, or we run our selues a ground, bestirre, bestirre.

3. To move, stir, agitate (a thing).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > cause to move [verb (transitive)]

stira1023

icchec1175

wawc1290

movea1382

remble1579

rouse1582

agitate1592

act1597

to put in (also into, to) motion1597

activate1624

actuate1641

animate1646

ferment1667

to feague away1671

to carry about1680

excite1694

jee1722

bestir1813

emotion1831

to set on1855

send1864

motion1929

1813 Ld. Byron Giaour 6 Methought Some motion from the current caught Bestirr'd it more.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	bestir
释义	bestirv. /bɪˈstəː/ Forms: For forms see stir n.¹ Etymology: Old English bestyrian , < be- prefix 2 + styrian to stir v. †1. ? To heap or pile (a thing) about with. (Old English). ΚΠ c890 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. iii. ii. (Bosw.) His þegnas mid moldan hit bestyredon and gefæstnedon. 2. To stir up, ‘to put into vigorous action’ (Johnson). a. reflexive. To begin to move actively, to manifest activity, to busy oneself. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin an action [verb (reflexive)] > bestir oneself stira1225 awakec1275 bestirc1300 bustlea1555 rouse1587 c1300 K. Alis. 3078 Alle they wolde heom bysteorre, Agayns him with ryght to weorre. c1330 Arth. & Merl. 6248 Bestir the and hardiliche fight. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 295 The shipmen stood in such a fere, Was none that might him self bestere. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 512 Not much otherwise this good man Osorius here doth besturre himselfe agaynst the Lutherans. 1611 Bible (King James) 2 Sam. v. 24 Then thou shalt bestirre thy selfe. View more context for this quotation 1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. vi. 215 She bestirs herself with the utmost activity. 1832 H. Martineau Weal & Woe i. 11 Just bestir yourself to plant your potatoes. 1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland v. 100 The townspeople..bestirred themselves in aid of the poor refugees. b. transitive. To rouse into activity, make active. to bestir one's stumps (obsolete): to move one's limbs actively, to exert oneself: see stir n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] tillc897 stightlea1375 stretcha1375 wrestlea1382 to put it forthc1390 to put one's hand(s) to (also unto)a1398 paina1400 takea1400 to do one's busy pain (also care, cure, diligence)?a1430 to make great force?c1450 makec1485 to stir one's stumpsa1500 to bestir one's stumps1549 to make work1574 put1596 bestira1616 operate1650 to lay out1659 to be at pains1709 exerta1749 tew1787 maul1821 to take (the) trouble1830 to pull outc1835 bother1840 trouble1880 to buck up1890 hump1897 to go somea1911 the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > stir up or rouse up stirc1000 aweccheOE stirc1175 arear?c1225 awakec1315 amovec1330 araisec1374 wake1398 wakenc1400 to stir upa1500 incend?1504 to firk upc1540 bestir1549 store1552 bustlea1555 tickle1567 solicitate1568 to stir one's taila1572 exsuscitate1574 rouse1574 suscitate1598 accite1600 actuate1603 arousea1616 poach1632 roust1658 to shake up1850 to galvanize to or into life1853 to make things (or something specified) hum1884 to jack up1914 rev1945 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Heb. xii. f. xxiiii Bestyre youre werye handes. 1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 34 The duety of euery men [sic] in a common wealth, one way or other to bestirre his stoomps. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 407 This raungyng Rhetorician besturreth his stumps so earnestly. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 51 No maruaile you haue so bestir'd your valour. View more context for this quotation 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 59 Bestirring their Hands and Tooles. 1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country iii. 178 More need that heirs, His natural protectors, should assume The management, bestir their counsinship. c. intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] tillc897 stightlea1375 stretcha1375 wrestlea1382 to put it forthc1390 to put one's hand(s) to (also unto)a1398 paina1400 takea1400 to do one's busy pain (also care, cure, diligence)?a1430 to make great force?c1450 makec1485 to stir one's stumpsa1500 to bestir one's stumps1549 to make work1574 put1596 bestira1616 operate1650 to lay out1659 to be at pains1709 exerta1749 tew1787 maul1821 to take (the) trouble1830 to pull outc1835 bother1840 trouble1880 to buck up1890 hump1897 to go somea1911 the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] > bestir oneself arisec825 to start upc1275 stirc1275 shifta1400 awakea1450 to put out one's fins?1461 wake1523 to shake one's ears1580 rouse1589 bestira1616 awaken1768 arouse1822 waken1825 to wake snakes1835 roust1841 to flax round1884 to get busy1896 to get one's arse in gear1948 a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. i. 4 Speake to th' Mariners: fall too't, yarely, or we run our selues a ground, bestirre, bestirre. View more context for this quotation 3. To move, stir, agitate (a thing). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > cause to move [verb (transitive)] stira1023 icchec1175 wawc1290 movea1382 remble1579 rouse1582 agitate1592 act1597 to put in (also into, to) motion1597 activate1624 actuate1641 animate1646 ferment1667 to feague away1671 to carry about1680 excite1694 jee1722 bestir1813 emotion1831 to set on1855 send1864 motion1929 1813 Ld. Byron Giaour 6 Methought Some motion from the current caught Bestirr'd it more. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < v.c890
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