† befongv.

Forms: Old English–Middle English befón, Middle English bifon, bivon; Old English–Middle English befeng, bifeng. past participle Old English–Middle English befongen, bifongen, Middle English biuonge.

Etymology: Old English befón < *befa(n)han (past participle befangen ), < be- prefix about + *fanhan, fón to seize, grasp. Corresponding to modern German befangen, Old High German pifâhan, Middle High German bevân to comprehend.

Obsolete.

1. transitive. To lay hold on, seize, grasp, catch.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > lay hold of or grasp

i-fangc888

gripc950

repeOE

befongOE

keepc1000

latchc1000

hentOE

begripec1175

becatchc1200

fang?c1200

i-gripea1225

warpa1225

fastenc1225

arepa1250

to set (one's) hand(s onc1290

kip1297

cleach?a1300

hendc1300

fasta1325

reachc1330

seizec1374

beclipc1380

takea1387

span1398

to seize on or upon1399

getc1440

handc1460

to catch hold1520

to take hold1530

to lay hold (up)on, of1535

grasple1553

to have by the backa1555

handfast1562

apprehend1572

grapple1582

to clap hold of1583

comprehend1584

graspa1586

attach1590

gripple1591

engrasp1593

clum1594

to seize of1600

begriple1607

fast hold1611

impalm1611

fista1616

to set (one's) hand to1638

to get one's hands on1649

OE Genesis 374 Habbað me swa hearde helle clommas fæste befangen.

c1160 Hatton Gosp. Matt. xxii. 15 Hyo wolden þanne Hælend on his sprace befon.

1250 Laȝamon Brut 830 Þer Brutus bifenge al þat him bifore was.

2. intransitive. To take hold on, begin or commence upon. (Cf. German anfangen.)

ΚΠ

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 143 Þo þe hadden here sinnes forleten and bet, oðer þar-on biuonge.

3. transitive. To encompass, enclose, comprehend.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)]

befong971

beclipc1000

begoc1000

belieOE

bestandc1000

to go about ——OE

umbegangc1200

behema1250

befallc1275

berunc1275

girdc1290

bihalvena1300

umlapa1300

umlaya1300

umlouka1300

umbegoc1300

belayc1320

halsea1340

enclose1340

umbelapa1350

embracec1360

betrendc1374

circlec1374

umbecasta1375

to give about1382

environa1393

umbeclipa1395

compassa1400

encircle?a1400

enourle?a1400

umbegivea1400

umbeseta1400

umbeliec1400

umbetighc1400

enroundc1420

measurec1425

umbsteadc1450

adviron?1473

purprise1481

umbeviron1489

belta1500

girtha1500

overgirda1500

engirt15..

envirea1513

round?a1513

brace1513

umbereach1513

becompass1520

circuea1533

girtc1540

umbsetc1540

circule1553

encompass1555

circulate?a1560

ingyre1568

to do about1571

engird1573

circumdate1578

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employ1579

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girdle1582

wheel1582

circumgyre1583

enring1589

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embail1593

enfold1596

invier1596

stem1596

circumcingle1599

ingert1599

engirdle1602

circulize1603

circumscribe1605

begirt1608

to go round1610

enwheela1616

surround1616

shingle1621

encirculize1624

circumviron1632

beround1643

orba1644

circumference1646

becircle1648

incircuitc1650

circumcinge1657

circumtend1684

besiege1686

cincture1789

zone1795

cravat1814

encincture1820

circumvent1824

begirdle1837

perambulate1863

cordon1891

971 Blickl. Hom. 5 God Fæder Sunu, þone ne magon befón heofon and eorþe.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 62 Þe lauerd þet al þe world ne machte naut bi fon.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12350 Mid æne bende of golde ælc hafde his hæfd biuonge.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	befong
释义	† befongv. Forms: Old English–Middle English befón, Middle English bifon, bivon; Old English–Middle English befeng, bifeng. past participle Old English–Middle English befongen, bifongen, Middle English biuonge. Etymology: Old English befón < befa(n)han (past participle befangen* ), < be- prefix about + fanhan, fón* to seize, grasp. Corresponding to modern German befangen, Old High German pifâhan, Middle High German bevân to comprehend. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To lay hold on, seize, grasp, catch. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > lay hold of or grasp i-fangc888 gripc950 repeOE befongOE keepc1000 latchc1000 hentOE begripec1175 becatchc1200 fang?c1200 i-gripea1225 warpa1225 fastenc1225 arepa1250 to set (one's) hand(s onc1290 kip1297 cleach?a1300 hendc1300 fasta1325 reachc1330 seizec1374 beclipc1380 takea1387 span1398 to seize on or upon1399 getc1440 handc1460 to catch hold1520 to take hold1530 to lay hold (up)on, of1535 grasple1553 to have by the backa1555 handfast1562 apprehend1572 grapple1582 to clap hold of1583 comprehend1584 graspa1586 attach1590 gripple1591 engrasp1593 clum1594 to seize of1600 begriple1607 fast hold1611 impalm1611 fista1616 to set (one's) hand to1638 to get one's hands on1649 OE Genesis 374 Habbað me swa hearde helle clommas fæste befangen. c1160 Hatton Gosp. Matt. xxii. 15 Hyo wolden þanne Hælend on his sprace befon. 1250 Laȝamon Brut 830 Þer Brutus bifenge al þat him bifore was. 2. intransitive. To take hold on, begin or commence upon. (Cf. German anfangen.) ΚΠ c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 143 Þo þe hadden here sinnes forleten and bet, oðer þar-on biuonge. 3. transitive. To encompass, enclose, comprehend. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)] befong971 beclipc1000 begoc1000 belieOE bestandc1000 to go about ——OE umbegangc1200 behema1250 befallc1275 berunc1275 girdc1290 bihalvena1300 umlapa1300 umlaya1300 umlouka1300 umbegoc1300 belayc1320 halsea1340 enclose1340 umbelapa1350 embracec1360 betrendc1374 circlec1374 umbecasta1375 to give about1382 environa1393 umbeclipa1395 compassa1400 encircle?a1400 enourle?a1400 umbegivea1400 umbeseta1400 umbeliec1400 umbetighc1400 enroundc1420 measurec1425 umbsteadc1450 adviron?1473 purprise1481 umbeviron1489 belta1500 girtha1500 overgirda1500 engirt15.. envirea1513 round?a1513 brace1513 umbereach1513 becompass1520 circuea1533 girtc1540 umbsetc1540 circule1553 encompass1555 circulate?a1560 ingyre1568 to do about1571 engird1573 circumdate1578 succinge1578 employ1579 circuate1581 girdle1582 wheel1582 circumgyre1583 enring1589 ringa1592 embail1593 enfold1596 invier1596 stem1596 circumcingle1599 ingert1599 engirdle1602 circulize1603 circumscribe1605 begirt1608 to go round1610 enwheela1616 surround1616 shingle1621 encirculize1624 circumviron1632 beround1643 orba1644 circumference1646 becircle1648 incircuitc1650 circumcinge1657 circumtend1684 besiege1686 cincture1789 zone1795 cravat1814 encincture1820 circumvent1824 begirdle1837 perambulate1863 cordon1891 971 Blickl. Hom. 5 God Fæder Sunu, þone ne magon befón heofon and eorþe. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 62 Þe lauerd þet al þe world ne machte naut bi fon. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 12350 Mid æne bende of golde ælc hafde his hæfd biuonge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < v.971
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