Benim

Quick meaning: Benim is a verb meaning (transitive, obsolete) To take away; rob; deprive; ravish.

Meaning

(transitive, obsolete) To take away; rob; deprive; ravish.

Example Sentences

Benombe of ones lymbes […] […] He is now benomme of his lymmes.

To visit I should much prefer Some sick but wealthy usurer : With patience would I comfort him, In hope some deniers to benimme, And when pale death steals o'er his face, Transport him to the burial-place.

Alas ! it benimeth from man his wit and his reason, and all his debonaire life spiritual that should keep his soul. Certes it benimeth also God's due lordship (and that is man's soul) and the love of his neighbours : […]

[…] by his name maketh clepe him and name him Rude Intendment hath made him an espier of ways and a waiter [waylayer] of pilgrims and will benim [rob] them their burdons and unscrip them of their scrips, beguiling them with lying words.

Word Forms

• benims
• benimming
• benam
• benomen
• benome
• benumb
• benimme
• benime
• benymme

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include torob, bereave, forsteal, deprive, abstract, toreave.

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