"besetten" meaning in English

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Verb

Etymology: From Middle English besetten, beseten, from Old English beseten, past participle of Old English besittan (“to sit around, beset”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|besetten}} Middle English besetten, {{inh|en|ang|beseten}} Old English beseten, {{inh|en|ang|besittan||to sit around, beset}} Old English besittan (“to sit around, beset”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} besetten
  1. (dialectal, Northern England) alternative past participle of beset Tags: Northern-England, alternative, dialectal, form-of, participle, past Form of: beset
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