Talk:benim

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past sg: benam, benom

past pl. benēmen, benomen

ppl. benome(n), benumen, benōmbe (benumb).

benim - benam, benom - benomen, benumen

He þrowede for us and binom ure sunnan.
(He suffered for us and benom our sins.) - Homilies in Lambeth

Ich wene, er we hom come, Clarel ous worþ bynome.
(I ween, before we came home, Clarel benome us of our worth.) - Otuel

That hadde his breth almost bynomen.
(That had his breath almost benomen.) - Romance of the Rose

A man that is benomyn on his legges or on his arms or in any oþer place of hyme.
(A man that is benomen on his legs or on his arms or in other place of him.) - Medical Recipes --AnWulf ... Ferþu Hal! 12:36, 4 November 2011 (UTC)Reply

German benehmen[edit]

benehmen today means behave, so the meaning is not the same, the roots probably are

RFV discussion: March–August 2017[edit]

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Which senses are citeable as post-1500 modern English? Note to closer: the entry should be transferred to Middle English regardless of the outcome of this RFV. The question is what, if anything, should be in an English L2. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 02:34, 24 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

I added some that are translations from Middle English (Chaucer) into Modern English, which keep benim Leasnam (talk) 22:06, 30 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
Is it necessary to have 3 senses with overlapping meanings ? Can we not simply lump them all together (with their citations) under one sense meaning "to take away (from); deprive; rob" ? Leasnam (talk) 22:56, 30 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
That makes sense to me. Kiwima (talk) 23:54, 14 August 2017 (UTC)Reply

RFV-resolved by merging entries. Kiwima (talk) 06:06, 28 August 2017 (UTC)Reply