benet

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Verb
2 Danish
3 Norwegian Bokmål
- 3.1 Noun
4 Swedish
- 4.1 Noun

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From be- +‎ net.

Verb[edit]

benet (third-person singular simple present benets, present participle benetting, simple past and past participle benetted)

To catch in a net; ensnare.
To surround as by a net.
- 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act V scene 2
  
  Being thus benetted round with villains

Danish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

benet (neuter benet, definite and plural benede)

bony, angular

Noun[edit]

benet n

singular definite of ben

Verb[edit]

benet

Past participle of bene

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

benet n

definite singular of ben

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

benet

definite singular of ben

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