'Beteem' definitions:

Definition of 'Beteem'

From: GCIDE
  • Beteem \Be*teem"\, v. t. [Pref. be- + an old verb teem to be fitting; cf. D. betamen to beseem, G. ziemen, Goth. gatiman, and E. tame. See Tame, a.]
  • 1. To give; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent. [Obs.] --Spenser. Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To allow; to permit; to suffer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • So loving to my mother, That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]