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語源

From Middle English befon (過去分詞 befangen), from 古期英語 befōn (“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 bevāhen (“to comprehend”).

発音

• IPA^(key): [bəˈfæŋ]

動詞

befang (三人称単数 現在形 befangs, 現在分詞 befanging, 過去形および過去分詞形 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.

参照

• 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.