Beman

name, verb

name, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To furnish or fill with men; man. transitive

    "Now do so well as to fare to meet me at thine earliest, and as much bemanned as may be; and let us be both together whatever may happen."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"Now do so well as to fare to meet me at thine earliest, and as much bemanned as may be; and let us be both together whatever may happen."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English bemannen, bimannen, bemonnen, equivalent to be- + man. Cognate with Middle High German bemannen.

Etymology 2

Variant spelling of Beeman or German Biemann.

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