Meaning of guesten | Babel Free

Definitions

To entertain as a guest; to lodge as a guest.

Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, transitive

Examples

“Here have I come this length, trusting the godly Earl of Murray would be on his march to the Borders, for he was to have guestened with the Baron of Avenel; and instead of that comes news that he has gone westlandways about some tuilzie in Ayrshire.”

“This stone has the But as there is no longer a chamber to “guesten" peculiar interest of having furnished the key by within, the adventure is nought, and the prophecy which the succession of stations became identified fulfilled.”

“But Toppet Hob o' the Main had guestened in my house by chance.”

“If hospitality be reckoned among the fine arts and moral virtues, to "guesten" aright is a saving social grace.”

“Hence came it that the ports of Rome were opened (At our behests) to give you guestening.”

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