Etymology

behelm

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Today it means: To cover; cover over. Full definition →

Middle English *behelmen ← Old English behelmian
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  1. Old English · inherited frombehelmian“to cover over”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*behelmen
  3. English todaybehelm

From Middle English *behelmen, from Old English behelmian (“to cover over”), equivalent to be- + helm. Related to Old English helan (“to cover”). More at hele.

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