different between bestem vs bestep

English

Etymology

From be- +? stem.

Verb

bestem (third-person singular simple present bestems, present participle bestemming, simple past and past participle bestemmed)

1. (transitive, archaic) To stem completely; stem all about; hinder.
   • 1894, Gaius Valerius Catullus, The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus:

     Whence she might overglance the boundless boiling of billows, / Then she would rush to bestem the salt-plain's quivering wavelet / And from her ankles bare the dainty garment uplifting, / Spake she these words […]

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

bestem

1. first-person singular present indicative of bestemmen
2. imperative of bestemmen

Anagrams

• besmet

German

Adjective

bestem

1. strong dative masculine/neuter singular superlative degree of gut

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

bestem

1. imperative of bestemme

English

Etymology

From Middle English bisteppen, from Old English besteppan (“to tread upon, step, go, enter”), from Proto-Germanic *bistapjan? (“to enter”), equivalent to be- +? step. Cognate with Dutch bestappen.

Verb

bestep (third-person singular simple present besteps, present participle bestepping, simple past and past participle bestepped or (archaic) bestept)

1. (transitive) To step on; step over, tread upon.
2. (intransitive) To step; take steps; walk.