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Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *bineutaną, equivalent to be- +‎ nēotan.

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benēotan

  1. to deprive of (+ dative)
    • Ic hine sweorde swebban nelle, aldre beneotan þeah ic eal mæge.With my sword I shall not slay him, deprive him of life, though I am fully capable. (Beowulf, ll. 679-80)

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