"behand" meaning in English

See behand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: behands [present, singular, third-person], behanding [participle, present], behanded [participle, past], behanded [past]
Etymology: From be- (“off, away”) + hand, modelled after behead. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|hand|t1=off, away}} be- (“off, away”) + hand Head templates: {{en-verb}} behand (third-person singular simple present behands, present participle behanding, simple past and past participle behanded)
  1. (transitive) To remove the hand or hands from; cut off one's hand or hands. Tags: transitive
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