bestead
Placed; besetPlaced (in a given situation); beset.
Meaning
3 senses(archaic, not comparable)Placed (in a given situation); beset.
(not comparable, obsolete)Disposed mentally; affected.
sorrowfully bestead
(not comparable, obsolete)Provided; furnished.
Origin
From Middle English bistad; equivalent to be- + Old Norse staddr (“placed”), later assimilFrom Middle English bistad; equivalent to be- + Old Norse staddr (“placed”), later assimilated to Etymology 1, above.
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