benim
benim verb: to take away; rob; deprive; ravish.
Verb
benim (third-person singular simple present benims, present participle benimming, simple past benam, past participle benomen or benome or benumb)
- To take away; rob; deprive; ravish
- And on the right hand were two flowers like a lily, and the one would have benome the others whiteness, but a good man departed them that the one touched not the other; and then out of every flower came out many flowers, and fruit great plenty.1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “viij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XVI
- Benombe of ones lymbes […]
[…] He is now benomme of his lymmes.1530, John Palsgrave, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
Forms of benim
| third-person singular present | benims |
|---|---|
| present participle | benimming |
| past | benam |
| past participle | benomen |
| past participle | benome |
| past participle | benumb |
| alternative form (obsolete) | benimme |
| alternative form (obsolete) | benime |
| alternative form (obsolete) | benymme |
| alternative form (obsolete) | bynemme |
Origin of benim
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.
Words that rhyme with benim
Questions about benim
- What does benim mean?
- Benim means to take away; rob; deprive; ravish.
- What part of speech is benim?
- Benim is a verb.
- What is the past tense of benim?
- The past tense of benim is benam.
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