befang

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To lay hold on; seize; grasp; catch; clutch. UK,Yorkshire,dialectal,transitive
    — Come here an' I'll befang thee!
  2. To take hold on; begin or commence upon. intransitive,obsolete
  3. To encompass; enclose; contain; comprehend. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

befangs present,singular,third-person befanging participle,present befanged participle,past befanged past befong alternative

词源

From Middle English befon (past participle befangen), from Old English befōn (“to surround, clasp, include, envelop, encase, clothe, comprehend, seize, attack (at law), lay hold of, catch, ensnare, contain, receive, conceive, explain”), equivalent to be- + fang. Cognate with Dutch bevangen (“to seize”), Middle High German bevāhen (“to comprehend”).
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