BEN


Meaning of BEN in English

~ 1

■ noun Scottish a high mountain: Ben Nevis.

Origin

C18: from Sc. Gaelic and Ir. beann .

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~ 2

■ noun (usu. in phr. but and ~ ) Scottish the inner room in a two-roomed cottage.

Origin

C18: dialect var. of ME binne 'within', from OE binnan .

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