be sitとは意味・読み方・使い方

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From 中期英語 besitten, from 古期英語 besittan (“to sit round, surround, beset, besiege, hold, council, occupy, possess”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisittjan, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną (“to sit near, sit among or around”), equivalent to be- +‎ sit. Cognate with Dutch bezitten, German besitzen, Norwegian Bokmål besitte, Danish besidde, Swedish besitta, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bisitan).

besit (third-person singular simple present besits, present participle besitting, simple past besat, past participle besat or (archaic) besitten)

(transitive) To sit around; sit about; besiege.
- 2003, Lawrence Murray, The Kassandra Complex, page 473:
  
  When not deep in thought, his blue eyes dance. I feel sometimes that behind his thoughtful gaze besits a hint of strain.
(transitive) To sit upon; occupy.
- 2006, Philip Francis Esler, Ancient Israel: The Old Testament in Its Social Context, page 157:
  
  In such contexts, the ישבים are those who “besit” large estates and seats of judgment and power. The ישב par excellence is the king who “besits” the throne.
(transitive, obsolete) To sit properly upon, as clothes; to suit; become.

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