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Rh [beni]-sunday, [bēnər, benər]-sunday and ( in ) [bjēna]- or [bjēnər]- sunday (the latter form noted in and ). prayer.  bene-day, day of prayer. For the change œ > e in   (under ) and.
 * bœna(r)-(sunnudagr); bœn, ,

bend$1$ [bænd],, preparedness, in the “to be upo b.”, to be on the point of undertaking something or going somewhere; what is du upo b. aboot? where are you going, what are you about? bend(e),, tension; tenseness; balance; “stå i bend”, to be on the point of.

bend$h$ [bænd],, pack on a pack-horse, pack belonging to the equipment of a pack-horse ( or -,, , ); in ,. that which is girt on, from benda,, to bend; strain. bänne (bende), , a hamper, which is girt on a pack-horse; see Rietz under bända,

bend [bænd],, to equip; place the packs on a pack-horse; to b. a horse. benda,, to bend; strain. See $2$,

bendin [bændin],, 1) the act of placing the pack, on a pack-horse; 2) the place where two pieces of long-line, (see ), are joined; In the sense 2 more to bend; strain.
 * bending,, from benda, ,
 * bending,, from benda, ,

bendin-kles, -claes [bændın-klēs], , cloths which are placed next the back of a pack-horse when being loaded. See $2$,

bendin-klut [bændın-klut],, a piece of cloth which is placed under the mat (de ) on the back of a pack-horse when being loaded. See $2$, bendin-skinn, bendi-skinn [bændın-, bændi-skın],, sheep- or calf-skin, the hair of which has been shaved off, laid underneath the pack-saddle when a pack-horse is being loaded. See $2$,

bengel [bɛŋəl, beŋəl],, in carrying out a piece of work in a clumsy manner: to make something uneven and crooked; mostly used adjectivally in the, , twisted; uneven, with many notches and bends. *bengla. bengla, , to bungle; botch; twist; wring; bongla,, to bend askew.

benibiter [ben··ibit·ər],, “bone-biter, bone-gnawer”, tabu-word at sea for the dog. : [bē··nəbi̇̄·tər]. Often with of the last part: ben··ibäi·tər. — *bein(a)bítr or -bítari. — Sometimes only (Vidlin, ; ), in which case it is a totally word ( bæna, peni, dog); see further, ,

benidju or benigju [ben·iᶁū·, ꬶū·], , clenched hand, fist. A jesting word; tabu-name (sea-term). uncertain.

benigrind [ben··igrınd·] and benjigrind [bɛn··dᶎı-],, 1) skeleton of a dead animal, , ; Gulberwick, M.; 2) miserable, skinny animal, a ting o’ a yowe [‘ewe’]; Weisdale, M.  beingrind, beinagrind,, skeleton.

benihus,, see.

beniman, beni-man [ben··iman·], , clergyman; tabu-word, used by fishermen at sea. *bœna(r)-maðr, “man of prayer”. For the form - see.

benjek,, see.

benk$2$ [be‘ŋk, bə‘ŋk],, 1) a bench, "a stone-bench covered with turf, placed along the wall ( the gable-wall) in a room or out-building, thus  in the living-room of the house; in a  3