"bestay" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From be- + stay, from Middle English *stayen, steyen, from Old French estaier, estayer (“to prop, stay, support”), from estaye (“prop, support”), of Proto-Germanic origin. More at stay.",
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          "ref": "1834, Theodore Sedwick Fay, George Pope Morris, Samuel Woodworth, New-York mirror:",
          "text": "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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          "text": "Hereupon the magistrates of the town cried \"Hola, hola, bestay the matter.\"",
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          "ref": "1940, Thornwell Jacobs, Red lanterns on St. Michael's:",
          "text": "Bestay thee, bestay thee in fighting!",
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        "To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop."
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        "(transitive) To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop."
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  "etymology_text": "From be- + stay, from Middle English *stayen, steyen, from Old French estaier, estayer (“to prop, stay, support”), from estaye (“prop, support”), of Proto-Germanic origin. More at stay.",
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        "third-person"
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