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beknit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
beknit
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To knit.

Transitive verb

verb

To girdle or encircle.

Transitive 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

beknits (present, singular) beknitting (participle, present) beknitted (participle, past) beknitted (past)

Questions

What does beknit mean?
To knit.
Where does beknit come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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