withsit

From Middle English withsitten (“to resist”), from with- (“against”) + sitten (“to be positioned, sit”). More at with-, sit.

withsit (third-person singular simple present withsits, present participle withsitting, simple past withsat, past participle withsat or withsitten)

1. (archaic, transitive) To resist, oppose, be set against or in opposition to.
2. (archaic, transitive) To withstand.

• withset

• shitwit, whitist