beknit

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verb

To knit.

OriginMiddle English *beknitten ← Old English becnyttan →
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Meanings

verbbeknit (third-person singular simple present beknits, present participle beknitting, simple past and past participle beknit or beknitted)

present singular third person beknits · participle present beknitting · participle past beknitted · past beknitted

  1. transitiveTo knit.
  2. transitiveTo girdle or encircle.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbecnyttan“to knit around; tie up; tie around; bind; surround”
  2. Middle English*beknitten
  3. Englishbeknit

From the Middle English *beknitten, from the Old English becnyttan (“to knit around; tie up; tie around; bind; surround”), equivalent to be- + knit.

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APA

beknit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beknit

MLA

“beknit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beknit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beknit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beknit.

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