BESTEAD', bested' pret.and pp. bested. be and stead. To profit.
How little you bestead.
1. To accommodate.
They shall pass through it, hardly bestead. Isaiah 8
That is, distressed perplexed.
2. To dispose.
BESTEAD', bested' pret.and pp. bested. be and stead. To profit.
How little you bestead.
1. To accommodate.
They shall pass through it, hardly bestead. Isaiah 8
That is, distressed perplexed.
2. To dispose.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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