bestir

English

WOTD - 30 August 2006    

Etymology

From Middle English bestyrien, bestirien, from Old English bestyrian (“to heap up, pile up”), equivalent to be- +‎ stir.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɪˈstɜː/

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Verb

bestir (third-person singular simple present bestirs, present participle bestirring, simple past and past participle bestirred)

1. (transitive) To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
2. (intransitive) To become active; to rouse oneself.

Translations

to put into brisk or vigorous action

to become active

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Bulgarian: раздвижвам се (bg), размърдвам се (bg) Mandarin: 振作 (cmn) (zhen4 zhuo4)

Russian: встряхнутьcя (ru) (vstrjahnút’s’a), энергично (ru) взяться (ru) (energíčno vzjat’s’a), побуждать (ru) к действию (pobuždát’ k déjstviju)

Anagrams

• bister, bistre, biters, rebits, tribes

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Faroese

Adjective

bestir

1. (plural) best, superlative of góður and væl

Declension

bestur a5
Singular (eintal)	m. (kallkyn)	f. (kvennkyn)	n. (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	bestur	best	best
Accusative (hvønnfall)	bestan	besta
Dative (hvørjumfall)	bestum	bestari	bestum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(bests)	(bestar/ bestrar)	(bests)
Plural (fleirtal)	m. (kallkyn)	f. (kvennkyn)	n. (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	bestir	bestar	best
Accusative (hvønnfall)	bestar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	bestum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(besta/ bestra)