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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

beknit en · VERB

Etymology

From the Middle English *beknitten, from the Old English becnyttan (“to knit around; tie up; tie around; bind; surround”), equivalent to be- + knit.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To knit.
  2. (transitive) To girdle or encircle.

Forms

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beknitting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beknit Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beknit Tense=Past lexicographic
beknits Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
beknitted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beknitted Tense=Past lexicographic