Middle English Dictionary Entry
biniming ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | biniming ger. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The act of taking away; deprivation, loss.
Associated quotations
- c1390 Mirror St.Edm.(1) (Vrn)819 : Þorwh wȝuche binymynge þou maiȝt bi-reue his lyuynge.
- a1400 Wycl.MPl.(Add 24202)52 : Pley of the fleysh is not covenable..to the spirit, but to the bynymmynge of the spiritus heretage.
- (a1402) Trev.DCur.(Hrl 1900)54/12 : Lo! twey damages..slakinge of deuocioun & bynymyng of schamfastnesse.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.23ra (2.1) : Som coloures betoken priuacioun of digestioun..Priuacioun, i. reneyng & benymmyng, and is saide of þis worde 'priuare,' reneyng and fornymyng.
Note: Additional quot. New spelling: benimming.