besettan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ settan.

Verb

besettan

1. To set near, surround, beset; set about.
2. To put one thing in another.

Conjugation

Conjugation of besettan (weak class 1)

infinitive	besettan	tō besettenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	besette	besette
2nd-person singular	besetest	besettest
3rd-person singular	beseteþ	besette
plural	besettaþ	besetton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	besette	besette
plural	besetten	besetten
imperative
singular	besete
plural	besettaþ
participle	present	past
	besettende	beseted

Descendants

• Middle English: besetten
  • English: beset