bestem en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + stem.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To stem completely; stem all about; hinder.
Whence she might overglance the boundless boiling of billows, / Then she would rush to bestem the salt-plain's quivering wavelet / And from her ankles bare the dainty garment uplifting, / Spake she these words […]
1894, Gaius Valerius Catullus, The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bestems | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bestemmed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bestemmed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bestemming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |