beheading

plural of beheadal

(transitive, obsolete) To carve; adorn; embellish.

(transitive, intransitive) To torture as with pains of hell; give hell (to).

(transitive) To cover; cover over. / (transitive) To cover as with a helm or helmet.

(transitive, chiefly dated) To give ear to; hear (intently); attend (to); pay attention or give heed to; listen to.

(transitive) To enamour; ravish.

simple past tense and past participle of behear

(transitive, archaic) To help (with); give aid or assistance to.

(transitive) To hedge about; surround with or as with a hedge. / (transitive) To determine the boundary or limit of; define. / (transitive) To surround; beset; plague; hinder.