besittan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną (“to sit near, sit among or around”), equivalent to be- +‎ sittan.

Verb

besittan

  1. To sit near; sit about, surround, beset
  2. To sit as the master of, hold, possess.

Conjugation
Conjugation of besittan (strong class 5)
infinitive besittan tō besittanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular besitte besæt
2nd-person singular besitst besǣte
3rd-person singular besitt besæt
plural besittaþ besǣton
subjunctive present past
singular besitte besǣte
plural besitten besǣten
imperative
singular besite
plural besittaþ
participle present past
besittende beseten

Descendants
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