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behead

verb
/bɪˈhɛd/

Etymology

From Middle English beheden, bihefden, biheveden, from Old English behēafdian (“to behead”), equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + head.

  1. inherited from behēafdian — “to behead”
  2. inherited from beheden

Definitions

  1. To deliberately remove the head of

    To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.

    • “For a while it was hand-to-hand between us, then blood went curling along the currents and I beheaded Grendel's mother in the hall with a mighty sword.”]

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