besee, beseye, bese, bise, byse

t. [Eng. prefix be, and see.] To see, to contemplate. (Sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun.) "And the i seiden, What to vs? bese thee."-Wycliffe (Purvey), Mutt . xxvii. 4. bě-sēeçh', * be-sec he, * bi-sec he, byseche, by sec he, be-seke, bi-seke, * be sege (pret. besoucht , besought , bysoughte , beseeched; pa. par. besought , beseeched), v.t. [From Eng. prefix be , and seek ; sechen, seken; A.S. sec an . In Ger. ersuchen Dut. verzoeken.] [SEEK.] To entreat, to supplicate, to implore, to pray earnestly, to beg. It is followed by(a) A simple objective of the person implored. "But we beseke you of mercie and socour." Chaucer: C. Т., 917. "... and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean."- Luke v. 12. Or (b) by an objective and a clause of a sentence introduced by that . " Byscchyng him of grace, er that thay wentyn, That he wold grauuten hem a certeyn day. Chaucer: C. Т. , 8,054-5. Or (c) by an objective of the person and an infinitive. "And he beseech'd me to entreat your majesties." Shakesp.: Hamlet, iii. 1 Or ( d ) by an objective of the thing earnestly begged for. "Before I come to them, I beseech your patience, whilst I speak something."- Sprat .