bestem

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ stem.

Verb

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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Verb

bestem

1. inflection of bestemmen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• besmet

German

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Adjective

bestem

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

bestem

1. imperative of bestemme

Portuguese

Verb

bestem

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