benemen

From Middle Dutch benēmen, from Old Dutch bineman, from Proto-Germanic *binemaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ nemen.

• IPA^(key): /bəˈneːmə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧ne‧men
• Rhymes: -eːmən

benemen

1. (transitive) to take away; snatch

   De wind benam ons de adem.

   The wind took away our breath.

2. (transitive) to purloin, to rob, to steal, to filch, to swipe

   De dief benam hem zijn portemonnee.

   The thief stole his wallet.

• Afrikaans: beneem

From Old Dutch bineman, from Proto-Germanic *binemaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ nēmen.

benēmen

1. to take away [with dative ‘from’]
2. to withhold
3. to cause to end, to stop
4. to prevent, to hinder

• Dutch: benemen
  • Afrikaans: beneem
• Limburgish: benumme

• “benemen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “benemen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN