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t. [BEHIGHT.] *bě-hith'-er, prep. [Eng. prefix be = by, beside, and hither.] 1. On this side. "The Italian at this day by like arrogance calleth the French man, Spaniard, Dutch, English, and all other breed be hither be hi the their mountaines Appenines, Tram on tan i, as who should say barbarous."- Putten ham: Art of Engl. Poesie, p. 210. ( Nares .) 2. Excent. "I have not any one thing, be hither vice, that hath occasioned so much contempt of the clergie, as unwillingne to take or keep a poor living."- Oley : Pref. to Herbert's C. Parson, A. 11 b. (Nares.) bě-hold', * be-hold'e, * bě-hûld'e, * bihold'e, bihulde ( Eng . ) bě-hâd, běhald', ( Scotch ) (pret. beheld , * biheld ; pa. par. beheld, beholden, biheld), v.t. & i. [A.S. be healden (1) to behold, to see, to look on, (2) to observe, to consider, to beware, to regard, to mind, to take heed, to mean, to signify ( Bosworth ); from be, and healden = to hold; Dan. beholde = to keep, to hold; Ger. IMG:content-1204.png:[blocks in formation] I. Literally : To fix the eyes upon, to turn the sight to, to observe keenly or stedfastly. " Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me and see."- Luke xxiv. 39. II. Figuratively : 1. Not merely to look at, but to do so with faith. . I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name."- isa . lxv. L 2. To permit. ( Scotch .) "They desired him out of love (without any warrant) that he would be pleased to behold them to go on.. -Spalding , 1. 117. ( Jamie son .) 3. To take no notice of. ( Scotch .) "The bishop in plain terms gave him the lie. Lorne said this lie was given to the lords, not to him, and beheld him."- Spalding , 1. 56. (Jamie son.) 4. To view with an eye of watchfulne , scrutiny, or jealousy. (Scotch.) ( Jamie son .) B. [From A.S. behald , behalden = beholden in the sense of being bound.] To warrant, to guarantee, to become bound ( trans . & in trans.). "I'll behad he'll do it."-Jamie son. ""I'll behad her she'll come.' I engage that this shall be the case."- Jamie son . 1. To fix the eyes upon an object, to gaze, or simply to look. "And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne stood a Lamb as it had been slain."- Ree . v. 6. 2. To turn the attention to anything unseen by the bodily eye but visible to the mind. "And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels."-Rev. v. 11. 3. To have respect to, to view with favour or partiality. ( Scotch .) "Saturn us douchter Juno, that full bald is, Towart the part ye aduersare behaldis ." Doug.: Virgil, 347, 5. ( Jamie son .) 4. To wait, to delay; to look on for awhile. ( Scotch .) "The match is feer for feer,' 'That's true,' quo' she, 'but we'll behad a wee. Shes but a tangle, tho' shot out she be."" Ro : Helenore, p. 21. (Jamie son.) In the imperative behold is used almost as an interjection, meaning See , lo ! It is used specially to call attention to an important announcement immediately to follow it. "And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee." Jer. xxviii. 15. bě-hold-en ( Eng . ), bě–hâld'-ẹn, bě-hâdđẹn ( Scotch ), pa. par . [The past participle of behold. Specially from Dut. gehouden obliged, bound.] [BEHOLD.] Obliged to, indebted to, under obligation of gratitude to. (Followed by to of a person or thing conferring the benefit.) "Little are we beholden to your love." Shakesp. Richard II., iv. 1.