"bene" meaning in Middle English

See bene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛːn(ə)/ Forms: benes [plural], beane [alternative], beene [alternative], beyn [alternative], ben [alternative], bean [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ-? Proto-Germanic *babnōder.? Proto-Germanic *baunō Proto-West Germanic *baunu Old English bēan Middle English bene From Old English bēan, from Proto-West Germanic *baunu, from Proto-Germanic *baunō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:bēan|id=bean|tree=++}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ-? Proto-Germanic *babnōder.? Proto-Germanic *baunō Proto-West Germanic *baunu Old English bēan Middle English bene [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*babnō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰabʰ-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*baunō", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*baunu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "bēan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "bene", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="bean" data-lang="enm" data-title="bene" id="Middle_English:_bean">, {{inh|enm|ang|bēan}} Old English bēan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*baunu}} Proto-West Germanic *baunu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*baunō}} Proto-Germanic *baunō Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bene, {{enm-noun}} bene (plural benes)
  1. bean
    Sense id: en-bene-enm-noun-s~pV-Y~P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbeːn(ə)/ Forms: benes [plural], benen [plural], bien [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bōjana Proto-Indo-European *-nis Proto-Germanic *-niz Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nis Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-ni-s Proto-Germanic *bōniz Proto-West Germanic *bōni Old English bēn Middle English bene From Old English bēn, bōn. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:bēn<alt:bēn, bōn|id=request|tree=++}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bōjana Proto-Indo-European *-nis Proto-Germanic *-niz Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nis Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-ni-s Proto-Germanic *bōniz Proto-West Germanic *bōni Old English bēn Middle English bene [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-niz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "speak", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰeh₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nis", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰeh₂-ni-s", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*bōniz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*bōni", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "bēn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "bene", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="request" data-lang="enm" data-title="bene" id="Middle_English:_request">, {{inh|enm|ang|bēn}} Old English bēn Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bene, {{enm-noun|pl2=benen}} bene (plural benes or benen)
  1. request, entreaty
    Sense id: en-bene-enm-noun-mTJwsdtq Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 0 21 0 0 0 3 24 4 4 7 3 3 11 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 55 39
  2. favor, boon, gift
    Sense id: en-bene-enm-noun-tnT740FU Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Middle English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 0 21 0 0 0 3 24 4 4 7 3 3 11 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 8 38 53 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 9 38 54 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 9 36 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "bean",
          "bean"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛːn(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bene"
}

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    "Middle English entries with etymology trees",
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    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
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    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "bene"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "raw_tags": [
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "tyel-been"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": ":inh",
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        "id": "request",
        "tree": "++"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "bēn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English bēn",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Germanic *bōjana\nProto-Indo-European *-nis\nProto-Germanic *-niz\nProto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *-nis\nProto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-ni-s\nProto-Germanic *bōniz\nProto-West Germanic *bōni\nOld English bēn\nMiddle English bene\nFrom Old English bēn, bōn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "benes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "benen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bien",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bene",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl2": "benen"
      },
      "expansion": "bene (plural benes or benen)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "request, entreaty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "request",
          "request"
        ],
        [
          "entreaty",
          "entreaty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "favor, boon, gift"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "favor",
          "favor"
        ],
        [
          "boon",
          "boon"
        ],
        [
          "gift",
          "gift"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeːn(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bene"
}

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