behand
behand verb: to remove the hand or hands from; cut off one's hand or hands.
Verb
behand (third-person singular simple present behands, present participle behanding, simple past and past participle behanded)
- To remove the hand or hands from; cut off one's hand or hands.
- Notice the bronze hands over the fireplace. A person sentenced to be "behanded" might by law commute the punishment by paying a certain sum, and presenting a bronze hand marked with the name, crime, etc.1909, Theodore L. Flood, The Chautauquan - Volumes 53-54 - Page 55
- The pit burial in a Cahokia mound of four beheaded and behanded men "could easily be personifications of the four beheaded, sacred ears of corn in a similar ritual" (Brose and Greber 1979, 264).2004, Susan C. Power, Early Art of the Southeastern Indians
Forms of behand
| third-person singular present | behands |
|---|---|
| present participle | behanding |
| past participle | behanded |
| past | behanded |
Origin of behand
From be- (“off, away”) + hand, modelled after behead.
Questions about behand
- What does behand mean?
- Behand means to remove the hand or hands from; cut off one's hand or hands.
- What part of speech is behand?
- Behand is a verb.
- What is the past tense of behand?
- The past tense of behand is behanded.
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