bene-

a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “well”:
benediction.

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Origin of bene-¹

Combining form of bene (adv.) well (< *dwenē ), akin to bonus good (< *dwenos )

Aha, bene, bene, I thought, and then checked the pricetag: $170, if I recall.

Henrico Membertouio, Sagamo, bene merendi; & corporis, & animi eius diligenter curanda salute.

Postridie mulier bene sana foco exsilit, & graui onusta sacco ad maritum quattuor inde leucas vegeta contendit.

Nomburs digitus bene alle nomburs at ben with-inne ten, as nyne, 8.

What all ese spices bene hit schalle be tolde singillatim in here caputule.

The noble motto, "Bene orasse est bene studisse," applies with hardly less force to secular, than to sacred studies.

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