Behelm

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cover; cover over. transitive

    "And hundred-folded Briareus, and Lerna's Worm of dread Fell hissing; and Chimaera's length and fire-behelmed head, [...]"

  2. 2
    To cover as with a helm or helmet. transitive

    "Stepped forth a virgin, with behelmed head Like to a martial goddess, fair at once And dreadful to behold; [...]"

Synonyms

All synonyms
helm

Example

More examples

"And hundred-folded Briareus, and Lerna's Worm of dread Fell hissing; and Chimaera's length and fire-behelmed head, [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English *behelmen, from Old English behelmian (“to cover over”), equivalent to be- + helm. Related to Old English helan (“to cover”). More at hele.

More for "behelm"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.