"benn" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /benn/, [ben]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *banjō (“wound”). Cognate with Old Saxon beni (“wound”), Old Norse ben (“wound”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰 (banja, “wound”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*gʷʰen-}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*banjō||wound}} Proto-Germanic *banjō (“wound”), {{cog|osx|beni||wound}} Old Saxon beni (“wound”), {{cog|non|ben||wound}} Old Norse ben (“wound”), {{cog|got|𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰||wound}} Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰 (banja, “wound”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} benn f, {{ang-noun|f}} benn f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|benn}}, {{ang-decl-noun|benn|benna,benne|benne|benna,benne|benne|benna|benne|bennum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], benn [nominative, singular], benna [nominative, plural], benne [nominative, plural], benne [accusative, singular], benna [accusative, plural], benne [accusative, plural], benne [genitive, singular], benna [genitive, plural], benne [dative, singular], bennum [dative, plural]
  1. a wound; mortal injury Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: ben Derived forms: feorhbenn (english: mortal injury), siexbenn (english: sword-injury) Related terms: bennian, bana
    Sense id: en-benn-ang-noun-998BprEd Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Ne ðær ænig com blod of benne",
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          "english": "Then heart's wounds are heavier,\npainful after beloved. Sorrow is renewed",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
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}

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