Behelm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Behelm is a verb meaning (transitive) To cover; cover over.
Meaning
(transitive) To cover; cover over.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To cover as with a helm or helmet.
Example Sentences
He went to the Thing in gold-reddened helm, and all his company was behelmed.
Stepped forth a virgin, with behelmed head Like to a martial goddess, fair at once And dreadful to behold; [...]
And hundred-folded Briareus, and Lerna's Worm of dread Fell hissing; and Chimaera's length and fire-behelmed head, [...]
Now come the days for fighting to the finish, bemail thy body and behelm thy head; Rally all those that desert thee, and put away forests and dice.
Word Forms
- behelms
- behelming
- behelmed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include becover, helmet, beveil, cover, enrobe, umbelap.
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