"besend" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: besends [present, singular, third-person], besending [participle, present], besent [participle, past], besent [past]
Etymology: From Middle English besenden, bisenden, from Old English besendan (“to send (to), send across, let go”), equivalent to be- + send. Cognate with Dutch bezenden (“to besend”), German besenden (“to subpoena, summon”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|besenden}} Middle English besenden, {{m|enm|bisenden}} bisenden, {{inh|en|ang|besendan||to send (to), send across, let go}} Old English besendan (“to send (to), send across, let go”), {{prefix|en|be|send}} be- + send, {{cog|nl|bezenden||to besend}} Dutch bezenden (“to besend”), {{cog|de|besenden||to subpoena, summon}} German besenden (“to subpoena, summon”) Head templates: {{en-verb|besends|besending|besent}} besend (third-person singular simple present besends, present participle besending, simple past and past participle besent)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To send over or across; send to; send a message to. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-besend-en-verb-NSk-Lrxv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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