besetten

English

verb form
Definitions
  • (dialectal) (inflection of) beset

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English besetten inherited from Old English beseten, besittan (beset, council, hold, besiege, sit around, surround, sit round, possess, occupy).

Origin

Old English

besittan

Gloss

beset, council, hold, besiege, sit around, surround, sit round, possess, occupy

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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