·Impf & ·p.p. of Bestead.
II. Bestead ·vt To put in peril; to Beset.
III. Bestead ·vt To put in a certain situation or condition; to Circumstance; to Place.
IV. Bestead ·vt To Serve; to Assist; to Profit; to Avail.
The rendering in Isa. 8:21, where alone it occurs, of a Hebrew word meaning to oppress, or be in cir...
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