English Explanatory Dictionary

benim

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To take away; rob; deprive; ravish

Word forms

benim benims benimming benam benomen benome benumb benimme benime benymme bynemme

Etymology

From Middle English benimen, from Old English beniman, from Proto-West Germanic *bineman, from Proto-Germanic *binemaną (“to take away”). Equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + nim. Compare German benehmen.

Related words

benimming benumb
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