verb
(archaic) To go about; encompass; surround; beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun.
(obsolete) To clothe, dress.
(obsolete except in set phrases) To affect, usually as a good or bad influence, or as a circumstance.
noun
That which besets, surrounds, compasses, or affects; situation; circumstance.
verb
(rare, humoristic or faux-archaic) To go away, to disappear.