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besteading

noun

Etymology

From bestead + -ing.

  1. derived from staddr
  2. inherited from bistad
  3. suffixed as besteading — “bestead + ing”

Definitions

  1. Help

    Help; assistance; aid; avail.

    • Nor were nature and truth John's only besteading: civilization came to his side.

  2. present participle and gerund of bestead

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA