different between bestem vs restem

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

re- +? stem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???st?m/

Verb

restem (third-person singular simple present restems, present participle restemming, simple past and past participle restemmed)

1. To force back against the current.
2. To stem, or move against.

   to restem a current

References

restem in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Emerts, Mester, S meter, Tesmer, merest, mester, meters, metres, termes

Catalan

Verb

restem

1. first-person plural present indicative form of restar
2. first-person plural present subjunctive form of restar
3. first-person plural imperative form of restar

Latin

Verb

restem

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of rest?

Portuguese

Verb

restem

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of restar
2. third-person plural imperative of restar