beman

From Middle English bemannen, bimannen, bemonnen, equivalent to be- +‎ man. Cognate with Middle High German bemannen.

beman (third-person singular simple present bemans, present participle bemanning, simple past and past participle bemanned)

1. (transitive) To furnish or fill with men; man.
   • 1895, Eiríkr Magnússon, William Morris, The Saga library:

     Now do so well as to fare to meet me at thine earliest, and as much bemanned as may be; and let us be both together whatever may happen.

• Maben, maneb

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beman

1. inflection of bemannen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative