bestem

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English

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ stem.

Verb

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bestem (third-person singular simple present bestems, present participle bestemming, simple past and past participle bestemmed)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To stem completely; stem all about; hinder.
    • 1894, Gaius Valerius Catullus, The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus:
      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 […]

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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bestem

  1. inflection of bestemmen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

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German

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Adjective

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bestem

  1. strong dative masculine/neuter singular superlative degree of gut

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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bestem

  1. imperative of bestemme

Portuguese

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Verb

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bestem

  1. inflection of bestar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
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