v. Obs. [OE. besęcgan, f. BE- 2 + sęcgan to SAY; cf. OHG. bisagen, mod.G. besagen.]
1. trans. To defend. (Only in OE.)
2. To declare, speak about.
c. 1200. Moral Ode, 112, in Lamb. Hom., 167. Þe ðe lest wat biseið ofte mest.
c. 1200. Trin. Coll. Hom., 173. Elch sinne þare him seluen biseið, bute hit be here forȝieue.
