- behéafdian
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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
behéafdian
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behead — beheadal, n. beheader, n. /bi hed /, v.t. 1. to cut off the head of; kill or execute by decapitation. 2. Geol. (of a pirate stream) to divert the headwaters of (a river, stream, etc.). [bef. 1000; ME behe(f)den, beheveden, OE beheafdian. See BE … Universalium
behead — (v.) O.E. beheafdian, from be , here with privative force, + heafod (see HEAD (Cf. head)). Related: Beheaded; beheading … Etymology dictionary
behead — verb cut off the head of (someone), especially as a form of execution. Origin OE behēafdian; from be + hēafod (see head) … English new terms dictionary
behead — /bəˈhɛd / (say buh hed), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) to cut off the head of; kill or execute by decapitation. {Middle English biheveden, Old English beheafdian, from be be (with privative force) + hēafod head} –beheading, noun …
behead — [bē hed′, bihed′] vt. [ME bihevden < OE beheafdian < be,BE + heafod,HEAD] to cut off the head of; decapitate … English World dictionary
behead — v.tr. 1 cut off the head of (a person), esp. as a form of execution. 2 kill by beheading. Etymology: OE beheafdian (as BE , heafod HEAD) … Useful english dictionary
