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bestill

Bestill (verb) means to make quiet or still; calm; pacify.

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To make quiet or still; calm; pacify.
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Etymology

From Middle English bistillen, bystillen (“to silence”), equivalent to be- + still. Perhaps and alteration of earlier Middle English istillen, ȝestillen (“to make still, calm”), from Old English ġestillan (“to calm, quieten, pacify, stop”).

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"bestill" (verb) means to make quiet or still; calm; pacify.

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