bested pa. pple & ppl adjective. [bɪ'stɛd] arch. Also bestead, bestad. ME.
[from BE- 1 + Old Norse staddr pa. pple of steðja to place, with later assim. to native ste(a)d.]
1. With adverbs, esp. ill, hard, sore, etc.: circumstanced, situated. ME.
b. Without adverb: badly circumstanced. LME-L16.

2. Beset by or with enemies, with dangers etc. ME.

3. Located; settled. Only in ME.

► Spenser also uses bestad as a pa. t.

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