Dictionary entry

Behead

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Be‐head″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Beheaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Beheading.] [OE. bihefden, AS. beheáfdian; pref. be- + heáfod head. See Head.] To sever the head from; to take off the head of.