Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Behead
Be·head′ (bē·hĕd′), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beheading.] [OE. bihefden, AS. beheáfdian; pref. be- + heáfod head. See Head.] To sever the head from; to take off the head of.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Be·head′ (bē·hĕd′), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beheading.] [OE. bihefden, AS. beheáfdian; pref. be- + heáfod head. See Head.] To sever the head from; to take off the head of.