bene
A prayer, especially to GodA prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.
Meaning
2 senses(dialectal)A prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.
(UK, obsolete)Tongue.
Stowe your bene!
Origin
From Middle English bene, from Old English bēn (“prayer, request, petition, favour, compulFrom Middle English bene, from Old English bēn (“prayer, request, petition, favour, compulsory service”), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”). Cognate with Danish bøn (“prayer”), Swedish bön (“prayer”), Icelandic bæn (“prayer”), Icelandic bón (“request”). Related to ban. See also boon, bee.
UK C16. Probably from Latin bene or Italian bene.
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