bestorm
English
Etymology
From be- + storm. Compare Old English bestyrman (“to agitate”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian bestoarmje (“to storm; besiege”), West Frisian bestoarmje (“to storm; besiege”), Dutch bestormen (“to storm, assault, rush, attack”), German bestürmen (“to storm, besiege, bombard, inundate”), Swedish bestorma (“to besiege, attack, assail”).
Verb
bestorm (third-person singular simple present bestorms, present participle bestorming, simple past and past participle bestormed)
- (transitive) To overtake with a storm; assail with storms.
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Verb
bestorm