Meaning of benettle | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To nettle:
2. To whip or sting with nettles.
3. To vex or provoke.
   obsolete

Examples

“As they retraced their benettled footsteps, Mr Truscott's silent rage was such as to obscure even […]”

“Next to the body let⟳ no one gird (or, belt) herself with any kind of belt, except by a confessor's permission, or [let⟳ anyone] wear⟳ any iron⟳, or haircloth, or hedgehog's skins, or beat⟳ herself with them, or with a leaded scourge (i.e., a lead-tipped scourge), with holly or with briars, or bloody herself without [her] confessor's permission, in no place⟳ benettle herself (i.e., whip herself with nettles), or beat⟳ [herself] in front, or cut⟳ any slashes, or take⟳ at one time [any bodily] punishments too severe in order⟳ to quench temptations.”

“Where men of ordinary skill, May have⟳ the fortune, if they will, To keep⟳ in circumstances middling By nothing in the world but piddling ; Hence, with their fancies thus benettled, The future course of life is settled :”

“It seems for this you felt yourself benettled ; You grieve that all as bad has not been settled.”

“Sir Geore ^([sic]) benettles the Grand Commander of Iowa for saying that "as Templars we are not judged by any standard or creed " And behold we humbly ask⟳, "Is not Grand Commander correct⟳?”

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