"Been" meaning in Low German

See Been in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɛɪ̯n/ (note: in many dialects) Forms: Been [plural], Beenen [plural], Benen [plural], Beener [plural], Bener [plural], Ben [alternative], Bein [alternative], been [alternative], beyn [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Saxon bēn, from Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Cognate with German Bein, English bone. Compare the neuter noun sense "bones, skeleton" to the sense of the Gebein. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|osx|bēn}} Old Saxon bēn, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*bain}} Proto-West Germanic *bain, {{inh|nds|gem-pro|*bainą}} Proto-Germanic *bainą, {{cog|de|Bein}} German Bein, {{cog|en|bone}} English bone Head templates: {{nds-noun|n|Been,Beenen,Benen,Beener,Bener}} Been n (plural Been or Beenen or Benen or Beener or Bener)
  1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) leg Tags: Low-Prussian, including, neuter
    Sense id: en-Been-nds-noun-x8j8kau4 Categories (other): Low Prussian, Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header, Low German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header: 28 7 15 24 0 1 9 9 0 4 0 2 Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 86 5 9

Noun

IPA: /bɛɪ̯n/ (note: in many dialects) Forms: Ben [alternative], Bein [alternative], been [alternative], beyn [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Saxon bēn, from Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Cognate with German Bein, English bone. Compare the neuter noun sense "bones, skeleton" to the sense of the Gebein. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|osx|bēn}} Old Saxon bēn, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*bain}} Proto-West Germanic *bain, {{inh|nds|gem-pro|*bainą}} Proto-Germanic *bainą, {{cog|de|Bein}} German Bein, {{cog|en|bone}} English bone Head templates: {{head|nds|noun|g=n}} Been n
  1. (in some dialects) bone as a material Tags: dialectal, neuter
    Sense id: en-Been-nds-noun-kcqyfEAm
  2. (in some dialects) an indiscriminate number of bones : a skeleton or skeletons Tags: dialectal, neuter
    Sense id: en-Been-nds-noun-HX7rq5VN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Knaken, Knake, Knoken, beenen, beene [verb]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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