Old English · preposition
binnan
- Part of speech
- preposition
- IPA
- /ˈbin.nɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈbin · nɑn (2 syllables)
Meaning
within
Binnan fīf and twēntiġ ġēara Philippus ġeēode ealle þā cynerīċu þe on Crēcum wǣron.
Within twenty-five years, Phillip conquered all the kingdoms in Greece.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagansin, into
⁊ ēac þætte þrīe wulfas on ānre niht brōhton ānes dēades monnes līchoman binnan þā burg, ⁊ hiene þær siþþan styċċemælum tōbrugdon, oþ þā men onwōcan, ⁊ ūt urnon, ⁊ hīe siþþan aweġ flugon.
And on one night, three wolves brought the body of a dead man into the city, and then tore it to pieces bit by bit, until the people awoke and ran out, and they ran away.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Etymology
bi- + innan. Cognate with Dutch binnen.
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