becut

English

Etymology

From Middle English bekutten (found in compound for-bekutte (“mutilated”)), equivalent to be- +‎ cut.

Verb

becut (third-person singular simple present becuts, present participle becutting, simple past and past participle becut)

1. (transitive) To cut about; cut around; cut up; cut off; sever.
   • 1868, John Taylor, Works of John Taylor:

     And dead and cold, me then againe they martyr-'d, Me all in pieces they becut and quartir'd, […]