different between befang vs bebang

English

Alternative forms

• befong

Etymology

From Middle English befon (past participle befangen), from Old English bef?n (“to surround, clasp, include, envelop, encase, clothe, comprehend, seize, attack (at law), lay hold of, catch, ensnare, contain, receive, conceive, explain”), equivalent to be- +? fang. Cognate with Dutch bevangen (“to seize”), Middle High German bev?hen (“to comprehend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b??fæ?]

Verb

befang (third-person singular simple present befangs, present participle befanging, simple past and past participle befanged)

1. (transitive, Britain dialectal, Yorkshire) To lay hold on; seize; grasp; catch; clutch.

   Come here an' I'll befang thee!

2. (intransitive, obsolete) To take hold on; begin or commence upon.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To encompass; enclose; contain; comprehend.

References

• Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary?^[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 225
• Philological Society (Great Britain), A new English dictionary on historical principles, Befong.

English

Etymology 1

From be- +? bang.

Verb

bebang (third-person singular simple present bebangs, present participle bebanging, simple past and past participle bebanged)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To bang about.

Etymology 2

From be- +? bang (“forelock”).

Verb

bebang (third-person singular simple present bebangs, present participle bebanging, simple past and past participle bebanged)

1. (transitive) To give bangs to; style in bangs.

Derived terms

• bebanged