behelm

present singular third person behelms · participle present behelming · participle past behelmed · past behelmed

1. transitiveTo cover; cover over.

   He went to the Thing in gold-reddened helm, and all his company was behelmed.

   1895, Eiríkr Magnússon, William Morris, The Saga library

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   And hundred-folded Briareus, and Lerna's Worm of dread Fell hissing; and Chimaera's length and fire-behelmed head, [...]

   1876, Virgil, William Morris, Cedric Chivers, The Aeneids of Virgil

2. transitiveTo cover as with a helm or helmet.

   Stepped forth a virgin, with behelmed head Like to a martial goddess, fair at once And dreadful to behold; [...]

   1985, Friedrich Schiller, Friedrich Schiller, poet of freedom, Washington, D.C.: Schiller Institute

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   Now come the days for fighting to the finish, bemail thy body and behelm thy head; Rally all those that desert thee, and put away forests and dice.

   1998, Margaret Bent, Andrew Wathey, Fauvel studies