Curved or flexed from a straight position; past tense of bend used in poetic or formal contexts.
From Old English 'bendan.' While 'bent' is the modern past tense, 'bended' persists in phrases like 'bended knee,' showing how some archaic forms survive in fixed expressions.
Saying 'bended knee' instead of 'bent knee' is so old-fashioned that it's actually romantic—we keep this form alive mostly in poetry and marriage proposals.
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