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bestead
1[ bih-sted ]
/ bɪˈstɛd /
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verb (used with object), be·stead·ed, be·stead·ed or be·stead, be·stead·ing.
to help; assist; serve; avail.
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bestead2
[ bih-sted ]
/ bɪˈstɛd /
adjective
Archaic. placed or situated, often unfavorably or in difficulty.
Origin of bestead
21300–50; Middle English bisted, bistad, equivalent to bibe- + sted, variant of stad placed <Old Norse staddr, past participle of stethja to place, derivative of stathr place
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