benet

See also: benêt, Benet, and Bene't

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi

Proto-Germanic *bider.

Proto-Germanic *bi-

Proto-West Germanic *bi-

Old English be-

Middle English bi-

English be-

Proto-Indo-European *neHd-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Germanic *natją

Proto-West Germanic *nati

Old English nett

Middle English net

English net

English benet

From be- + net.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɪˈnɛt/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -ɛt

Verb

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

(transitive) To catch in a net; ensnare.
(transitive) To surround as by a net.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
  Being thus benetted round with villains

Etymology 2

From French [Term?], from Latin benedictus (“blessed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnət/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -ɛnət

Noun

benet (plural benets)

An exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Catholic church.

Danish

Adjective

benet

bony, angular

Inflection

Inflection of *benet*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	benet	—	—²
indefinite neuter singular	benet	—	—²
plural	benede	—	—²
definite attributive¹	benede	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

benet n

definite singular of ben

Verb

benet

past participle of bene

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

benet n

definite singular of ben

Swedish

Noun

benet

definite singular of ben

Anagrams

beten