behedge

== English == === Etymology === From be- +‎ hedge; compare Old English behegian and Dutch beheggen (“to put a hedge around, behedge”). === Verb === behedge (third-person singular simple present behedges, present participle behedging, simple past and past participle behedged) (transitive) To hedge about; surround with or as with a hedge. Synonyms: betine, border, enclose, hedge (transitive) To determine the boundary or limit of; define. Synonyms: bound, define (transitive) To surround; beset; plague; hinder. Synonyms: impede; see also Thesaurus:hinder (transitive) To straiten; restrict; constrain; limit. Synonyms: curtail, restrain; see also Thesaurus:curb