besittan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną (“to sit near, sit among or around”), equivalent to be- +‎ sittan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈsit.tɑn/ === Verb === besittan to sit near; sit about, surround, beset to besiege late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans to sit as the master of, hold, possess ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: besitten English: besit