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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop..
Mid the half-furrowed field bestay the plough, Bid the twin toilers of the yoke go free, And aught that doth thee patient servitude, From closing sabbath to its blest return, [...]
Hereupon the magistrates of the town cried "Hola, hola, bestay the matter."
Bestay thee, bestay thee in fighting!
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Bestay means (transitive) To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Mid the half-furrowed field bestay the plough, Bid the twin toilers of the yoke go free, And aught that doth thee patient servitude, From closing sabbath to its blest return, [...]
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