Beskyfte, v. Obs. rare—. [f. BE- 3 + ME. skyfte : see SHIFT.] trans. To thrust off.
1470-85 MALORY Arthur (1817) L 91 She coude not beskyfte hym by no means.
Why are so many of these words obsolete? They all seem perfectly cromulent to me; I am going to try manfully to use more of them, more frequently. I shall not be beskyfted from this goal. -MS
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