Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bestay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bestay
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Mid the half-furrowed field bestay the plough, Bid the twin toilers of the yoke go free, And aught that doth thee patient servitude, From closing sabbath to its blest return, [...]"
"Hereupon the magistrates of the town cried "Hola, hola, bestay the matter.""
"Bestay thee, bestay thee in fighting!"

Etymology

From be- + stay, from Middle English *stayen, steyen, from Old French estaier, estayer (“to prop, stay, support”), from estaye (“prop, support”), of Proto-Germanic origin. More at stay.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be
Root: *stayen, estaier, -

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bestays (present, singular) bestaying (participle, present) bestayed (participle, past) bestayed (past)

Questions

What does bestay mean?: To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop.
Where does bestay come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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