Bestad

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bestad \Be*stad"\, imp. & p. p. of {Bestead}.
     Beset; put in peril. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Bestead \Be*stead"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestead} or {Bested},
     also (Obs.) {Bestad}. In sense 3 imp. also {Besteaded}.]
     [Pref. be- + stead a place.]
     1. To put in a certain situation or condition; to
        circumstance; to place. [Only in p. p.]
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              They shall pass through it, hardly bestead and
              hungry: . . . and curse their king and their God.
                                                    --Is. viii.
                                                    21.
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              Many far worse bestead than ourselves. --Barrow.
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     2. To put in peril; to beset.
  
     Note: [Only in p. p.] --Chaucer.
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     3. To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail. --Milton.
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