well-beseen in English

Forms: more well-beseen [comparative], most well-beseen [superlative], well beseen [alternative], wellbeseen [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle English wel besein, from wel (“well”) + besein, beseen, past participle of beseen (“to see, regard, favour”), equivalent to well + beseen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm||wel besein}} Middle English wel besein, {{compound|en|well|beseen}} well + beseen Head templates: {{en-adj}} well-beseen (comparative more well-beseen, superlative most well-beseen)

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"well-beseen" meaning in English

Adjective