befang (English, verb)
expansion: befang (third-person singular simple present befangs, present participle befanging, simple past and past participle befanged)
Senses:
glosses: To lay hold on; seize; grasp; catch; clutch.
tags: UK
Yorkshire
dialectal
transitive
glosses: To take hold on; begin or commence upon.
tags: intransitive
obsolete
glosses: To encompass; enclose; contain; comprehend.
tags: obsolete
transitive
Forms:
form: befangs
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: befanging
tags: participle
present
form: befanged
tags: participle
past
form: befanged
tags: past
form: befong
tags: alternative