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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