"bestung" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bestung [comparative], most bestung [superlative]
Etymology: be- + stung Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|stung}} be- + stung Head templates: {{en-adj}} bestung (comparative more bestung, superlative most bestung)
  1. (archaic) Having been stung. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-bestung-en-adj-vxmttd~j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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          "ref": "1862, Václav Vratislav, Adventures of Baron Wenceslas Wratislaw: what he saw in Constantinople, in his captivity, page 129",
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          "ref": "1872, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, How I Found Livingstone: Travels, Adventures and Discoveries in Central Africa, page 595",
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          "ref": "1904, William Everett, The Italian Poets Since Dante, page 181",
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          "ref": "1935, Alfred Emanuel Smith, New Outlook, page 167",
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