An archaic or obsolete verb form, possibly meaning to benefit or to move beneath, though its exact definition is unclear.
Possibly from 'beneath' or 'be-' prefix combined with 'net,' but historical usage is too sparse to determine with certainty. Appears in some historical dictionaries as obsolete.
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