besætte

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German besetten, from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną (“to beset, set around”), cognate with German besetzen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b̥eˈsɛd̥ə]

Verb

besætte (imperative besæt, infinitive at besætte, present tense besætter, past tense besatte, perfect tense har besat)

1. to occupy (a space or a territory)
2. to squat (to occupy without permission)
3. to obsess (a mind)
4. to possess (of a spirit)