adjective. Having been placed; located.

To help; assist.

To profit; benefit; serve; avail.

To take the place of.

See bested.

transitive verb. To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place.

transitive verb. To put in peril; to beset.

transitive verb. To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail.

verb. To help, assist.

verb. To profit; benefit; serve; avail.

adjective. Placed (in a given situation); beset.

adjective. Disposed mentally; affected.

adjective. Provided; furnished.

verb. To take the place of; replace.

"Even that Englishman who knew Alfred, Bede, Caedmon, as well as he knew Plato, Caesar, Cicero, or Pericles, would be hard bestead were he asked about the great peoples from whom we sprang; the warring of Harold"

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assist  avail  beset  profit  serve  

besteaded  besteading  besteads