Meaning of bestay | Babel Free
Definitions
To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop.
Examples
“Mid the half-furrowed field bestay the plough, Bid the twin toilers of the yoke go free, And aught that doth thee patient servitude, From closing sabbath to its blest return⟳, [...]”
“Hereupon the magistrates of the town cried "Hola, hola, bestay the matter⟳."”
“Bestay thee, bestay thee in fighting!”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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