† behangv.

Forms: For forms see hang v.

Etymology: Old English behón (= Old Saxon bihâhan ; compare modern German behängen ), < be- prefix about + hón ( < hanhan ) to hang v. Obsolete since 17th cent. except in behung adj.

Obsolete.

To hang (a thing) about with (bells, hangings, drapery, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (transitive)] > hang with ornaments

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c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xv. (Sw. 92) Se sacerd sceolde bion mid bellum behangen.

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 89 þat burh folc..bihengen it mid palmes.

c1300 K. Alis. 758 He dude his temple al by-honge With bawdekyn, brod and longe.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 384 With great richesse he him be~hongeth.

1596 R. Johnson Famous Hist. Seauen Champions i. x. 65 Winter..behung the trees wit crystal icicles.

1648 R. Herrick Poems (1869) I. 13 And with rich clusters..her temples I behung.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	behang
释义	† behangv. Forms: For forms see hang v. Etymology: Old English behón (= Old Saxon bihâhan ; compare modern German behängen ), < be- prefix about + hón ( < hanhan ) to hang v. Obsolete since 17th cent. except in behung adj. Obsolete. To hang (a thing) about with (bells, hangings, drapery, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (transitive)] > hang with ornaments behangc897 festoon1769 decorate1782 c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care xv. (Sw. 92) Se sacerd sceolde bion mid bellum behangen. c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 89 þat burh folc..bihengen it mid palmes. c1300 K. Alis. 758 He dude his temple al by-honge With bawdekyn, brod and longe. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 384 With great richesse he him be~hongeth. 1596 R. Johnson Famous Hist. Seauen Champions i. x. 65 Winter..behung the trees wit crystal icicles. 1648 R. Herrick Poems (1869) I. 13 And with rich clusters..her temples I behung. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.c897
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