Contextualizebeta

bename

verb

Etymology

From Middle English benamen. Equivalent to be- + name. Compare Middle English benemnen, from Old English benemnan, a closely related formation. Compare further Saterland Frisian benaame, German benennen, Swedish benämna, Dutch benoemen.

  1. inherited from benamen

Definitions

  1. To swear on oath

    To swear on oath; to solemnly declare; promise; give.

  2. To name

    To name; give a name (to); mention by name; nominate; denominate; call.

    • Unfortunately, the planet has been quite too much benamed, — benamed, indeed, out of all recognition.
    • As though the benamed things carried the longings of humans;
    • In other words, […] that 'names' do not 'form' benamed objects but are mere signifiers […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bename. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA