"behallow" meaning in English

See behallow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: behallows [present, singular, third-person], behallowing [participle, present], behallowed [participle, past], behallowed [past]
Etymology: From be- + hallow. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|be|hallow#Etymology_2}} be- + hallow Head templates: {{en-verb}} behallow (third-person singular simple present behallows, present participle behallowing, simple past and past participle behallowed)
  1. (transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely. Tags: transitive

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