beknit

English

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To knit.
  • (transitive) To girdle or encircle.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *beknitten inherited from Old English becnyttan (bind, knit around, tie up, surround, tie around) prefix from English knit.

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English

knit

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