beseem
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Then the servant answered: "All this I know; but we have fared so ill in this house that mirth and laughter ill beseem us."
From Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages by Various
D. betamen to beseem, G. ziemen, Goth. gatiman, and E. tame.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
For, by what cantrip it wad ill beseem a man to judge, she was hingin’ frae a single nail an’ by a single wursted thread for darnin’ hose.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
It would not beseem my insignificance to intrude upon him now.
From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert
Who art thou, he said, thou fine fellòw, Of thee I am in great fear, For the clothes thou wearest upon thy back, Might beseem a lord to wear.
From The Book of Brave Old Ballads by Gilbert, John, Sir
