beset

Afrikaans

/bəˈsɛt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to occupy, to fill
  • (transitive) to occupy militarily

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish bezetten (fill, occupy, sit in) inherited from Middle Dutch besetten inherited from Old Dutch *bisetten inherited from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną (set around, beset, set near).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bisatjaną

Gloss

set around, beset, set near

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