bæftan-sittende Posted on October 6, 2016 by Hana Videen bæftan-sittende, adj: idle (back-sitting). (BAV-tahn-SIT-ten-duh / ˈbæv-tan-ˌsɪt-tɛn-də) Idleness shows the Lover into the Garden of Pleasure. Guilluame de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Roman de la Rose. France (Artois or Picardy), c. 1340. British Library, Royal MS 20 A. xvii, fol. 7v. [bl.uk/manuscripts] Share this:Share Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Like Loading... Related