behead
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behead
- /bɪˈhɛd/
- /bəˈhɛd/
Rhymes with -ɛd
Where it comes from
From Middle English beheden, bihefden, biheveden, from Old English behēafdian (“to behead”), from Proto-West Germanic *bihaubudōn, *bihaubidōn (“to behead”), equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + head. Cognate with Middle High German behoubeten (“to behead”).
verb beheads · beheading · beheaded
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To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
“For a while it was hand-to-hand between us,
then blood went curling along the currents
and I beheaded Grendel's mother in the hall
with a mighty sword.”]
Similar: decapitate, decollate
Translations
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verb to remove the head
| Español | descabezar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목을 베다 mogeul beda, 참수(斬首)하다 chamsuhada |
| 日本語 | 首を刎ねる kubi o haneru, 斬首する zanshu suru, 刎ねる haneru, 打ち首にする uchikubi ni suru |
| 中文 | 砍頭 /砍头 kǎntóu, 斬首 /斩首 zhǎnshǒu |
| Português | decapitar, degolar |
| Français | décapiter |
| Deutsch | enthaupten, köpfen |
| Italiano | decapitare |
| Ελληνικά | αποκεφαλίζω apokefalízo |
| Română | decapita |
| Русский | обезгла́вливать obezglávlivatʹ, обезгла́вить obezglávitʹ, отруба́ть го́лову otrubátʹ gólovu, отруби́ть го́лову otrubítʹ gólovu |
| Tiếng Việt | chặt đầu, chém đầu |
| العربية | ضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ ḍaraba ʕunuqahu |
| עברית | עָרַף aráf, הִתִּיז hitíz |
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title = {behead},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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