Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To deprive (
of ), or take away (from ).
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Examples
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_Salus p {o} p {u} li ego su {m}. ⁊ cet {er} a. _ Hic am ha seiþ helere of þe folke. wanne hi to me clepiedh ine hire sorghen. and ine hire niedes hic hi sucuri {185} and beneme hem al here euel with {} ute ende.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
vendingmachine commented on the word beneme
I misread this as bememe.
obsolete + modern
be- meme
June 10, 2022