beheart

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ heart.

Verb

beheart (third-person singular simple present behearts, present participle behearting, simple past and past participle behearted)

1. (transitive) To enamour; ravish.
   • 1866, Thomas Brooks, Alexander Balloch Grosart, The complete works of Thomas Brooks:

     Thou hast ravished my heart' (or thou hast behearted me, as the Hebrew runs), 'my sister, my spouse ; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes' […]

   • 1868, George Swinnock, Works:

     Nay, Christ is so taken with it that his heart is ravished and lost with it; he is behearted with it, […]

Anagrams

• beareth, breathe, herb tea, rebathe