Emily Dickinson Lexicon

bestir (-s), v. [OE; see stir, v.]

1. Unfold; extend; stretch out for flight; [fig.] lift up in prayer.
2. Rouse; awake; emerge from a dormant state; break out of a cocoon; move about with new life.
3. Alter; crack; shatter; disturb; interrupt.
4. Activate; arouse; energize; get up; move out of lazy mode; (see 2 Samuel 5:24).