becarve

verb

Etymology

From Middle English bekerven, bikeorven, from Old English beċeorfan (“to becarve, cut off, separate, cut or pare away, deprive a person of something by cutting, amputate, behead”), equivalent to be- + carve. Cognate with Old Frisian bikerva (“to amputate”).

  1. inherited from beċeorfan
  2. inherited from bekerven

Definitions

  1. To cut off.

  2. To cut up

    To cut up; cut open; open up.

  3. To cut

    To cut; carve or cut up; cut in pieces; carve.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA