behew

English

Etymology

From Middle English behewen, from Old English behēawan (“to cut, chip, chop, beat, cut off from, deprive of”), equivalent to be- +‎ hew.

Verb

behew (third-person singular simple present behews, present participle behewing, simple past behewed, past participle behewn)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To carve; adorn; embellish.