"beman" meaning in English

See beman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: bemans [present, singular, third-person], bemanning [participle, present], bemanned [participle, past], bemanned [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bemannen, bimannen, bemonnen, equivalent to be- + man. Cognate with Middle High German bemannen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bemannen}} Middle English bemannen, {{m|enm|bimannen}} bimannen, {{m|enm|bemonnen}} bemonnen, {{prefix|en|be|man}} be- + man, {{cog|gmh|bemannen}} Middle High German bemannen Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} beman (third-person singular simple present bemans, present participle bemanning, simple past and past participle bemanned)
  1. (transitive) To furnish or fill with men; man. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beman-en-verb-tnBeSQSP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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