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guestened

guestened is the simple past and past participle of guesten.

Meaning of guesten

Verb

guesten (third-person singular simple present guestens, present participle guestening, simple past and past participle guestened)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To entertain as a guest; to lodge as a guest.
    • Here have I come this length, trusting the godly Earl of Murray would be on his march to the Borders, for he was to have guestened with the Baron of Avenel; and instead of that comes news that he has gone westlandways about some tuilzie in Ayrshire.1830, Walter Scott, Waverley Novels: The Monastery, volume 19, page 285

Questions about guestened

What is guestened the simple past and past participle of?
Guestened is the simple past and past participle of guesten.

Words near guestened in the dictionary

  1. guestbooks
  2. guestchamber
  3. guestchambers
  4. guested
  5. guesten
  6. guestened
  7. guestening
  8. guestens
  9. guestfree
  10. guestfriendliness
  11. guestfriendly

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