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banebane

Bingham

bæ/nebæne

vi. to spread about, or to be perceived, as an odor.

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banebane

n. diffusion, expansion, extension (smells).
v. to spread everywhere, to come out fully, to spread over.
vc. kabanebanei: to diffuse, to spread (smell).
idiom. e banebane boina: the odour is diffused on all sides.

banebane1

n. agility.
a. agile, rapid, esp. at climbing.
syn. barebare.