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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1504
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Bestand, v. P.t. bestud. [ME. bestande, OE. bestandan.] tr. a. To stand round, beset. b. To stand by or near. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxix. 78.
He … gud wil had to do gud Til al man that ned bestud 1504 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I. 62.
[Thai] deponit … that thai bestud hard and saw … quhen [etc.] 1504 Ib. 63, etc.
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