becarve
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To cut off.
- (transitive) To cut up; cut open; open up.
- (transitive) To cut; carve or cut up; cut in pieces; carve.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bekerven inherited from Old English beċeorfan (cut off, becarve, behead, cut pare away, separate, deprive a person of something by cutting, amputate) prefix from English carve.
Origin
English
carve