Benedight

/ˌbɛnɪˈdaɪt/ verb, archaic

Definition

An archaic or poetic past participle meaning to bless, curse, or mark; related to the word 'benighted'.

Etymology

From Old English and Middle English 'benighten' or similar forms, combining 'be-' (prefix) with 'knight' or related to 'night'. This is an obsolete or rare form, possibly confused with or related to 'benighted'.

Kelly Says

This is a ghostly word—it appears rarely in very old texts, suggesting that English speakers once used it but it faded away, replaced by simpler terms like 'blessed'!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አብ倍ት
ab-bet
ARالعربية
مبارك
mubārak
BNবাংলা
আশীর্বাদিত
aashirvadit
CACatalà
beneït
be-ne-it
CSČeština
požehnaný
po-zheh-na-ny
DADansk
velsignet
vɛl-ˈsɪɡ.nɛt
DEDeutsch
Gesegnet
geh-zayg-nət
ELΕλληνικά
ευλογημένος
ef-lo-ge-men
ESEspañol
bendecido
ben-deh-thee-doh
FAفارسی
به‌نفع
beh-ne-feh
FISuomi
siunattu
si-un-at-tu
FRFrançais
bénédiction
ben-eh-di-k-syon
GUGU
આશીર્વાદિત
aashirvadit
HAHA
Allah ya yi
Allah ya yi
HEעברית
מברך
mevarakh
HIहिन्दी
आशीर्वादित
aashirvadit
HUMagyar
áldott
a-ldott
IDBahasa Indonesia
diberkati
di-ber-ka-ti
IGIG
nwere-ekele
nwe-re-e-ke-le
ITItaliano
benedito
be-ne-dee-toh
JA日本語
祝福された
shukufuku sareta
KKKK
құтты
qutty
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
pra-prou-rtt
KO한국어
축복받은
chuktbok-ba-neun
MRMR
आशीर्वादित
aashirvadit
MSBahasa Melayu
memberkati
mem-ber-ka-ti
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူး
kye-zu
NLNederlands
bezegend
be-ze-gend
NONorsk
velsignet
vɛl-ˈsɪɡ.nɛt
PAPA
ਪਾਖੰਡ
paakh-and
PLPolski
błogosławiony
błogo-sławi-o-ny
PTPortuguês
abençoado
ah-ben-sow-ah-doh
RORomână
binecuvântat
bi-ne-cu-vân-tat
RUРусский
благословенный
blagoslovennyy
SVSvenska
välsignad
vɛl-si-gnɑːd
SWKiswahili
barikiwa
ba-ri-ki-wa
TAதமிழ்
ஆசீர்வாதம்
aashirvaththam
TEతెలుగు
బంగారు
ban-ga-ru
THไทย
ได้รับพร
rîap prap
TLTL
pinagpala
pi-na-g-pa-la
TRTürkçe
kutsanmış
kut-san-mish
UKУкраїнська
благословлений
blagoslovieniy
URاردو
بَسْمَتُ اللَّهِ
basmatullah
VITiếng Việt
được ban phước
được ban phước
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
oh-po
ZH中文
祝福的
zhùfú dì
ZUZU
ukuthiwe
koo-thee-weh

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