v. Obs. Forms: 1 betrymian, 2 betremien, 3 bitrum(i)en (ü). [Late OE. betrymian, f. BE- 1 + *trymian, earlier trymman to strengthen, fortify, f. trum firm, strong. Cf. the earlier OE. ymb-trymman, ymb-trymian. The sense passed from that of ‘fortify all round’ to that of ‘surround’ simply, and ‘beset, besiege.’] trans. To surround, beset.
c. 1000. Ags. Gosp., Luke xix. 43. Þine fynd þe betrymiaþ. Ibid., xxi. 20. Þonne ʓe ʓeseoð hierusalem mid here betrymede [Hatton betremed].
a. 1225. St. Marher., 6. Helle houndes … habbeð bitrumet me.
a. 1225. Leg. Kath., 1659. A burh … al abuten bitrumet wið a deorewurðe wal.
