Behell

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To torture as with pains of hell; give hell (to). ambitransitive

    "Did behell and rack him ― Hewyt."

Example

More examples

"Did behell and rack him ― Hewyt."

Etymology

From be- + hell.

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