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Behelp vs Behelm - What's the difference?

behelp | behelm |

In transitive terms the difference between behelp and behelm

is that behelp is to help (with); give aid or assistance to while behelm is to cover as with a helm or helmet.

As a noun behelp

is help; aid; assistance.

behelp

English

Verb

  • To help (with); give aid or assistance to.
  • *1713 , The records of the Swedish Lutheran churches at Raccoon and Penns Neck:
    • But we live in a good hope of better times and then, hopefully, will this dessign be excuted; Meanwhile I must behelp myself with this boock, so, as I have found it, and so as it is.
  • *1933 , Hugo von Waldeyer-Hartz, Admiral von Hipper :
    • It is said of one of them that at an audience with the Queen of England he was asked whether he was married and, his knowledge of the English language being defective, replied: "No, Your Majesty, behelp me so!
  • *1961 , John Reeves, A beach of strangers: an excursion :
    • Filthiness is in their skirts (Lamentations I) and woe behelp them at the second coming. Alleluia.

    Noun

    (-)
  • Help; aid; assistance.
  • *1990 , Dina Nath Raina, Unhappy Kashmir: the hidden story :
    • Kashmir acceded to India when she was still a dominion of Commonwealth and the accession was accepted on behelp of the Crown by the Governor-General.

    behelm

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover; cover over.
  • *1876 , Virgil, William Morris, Cedric Chivers, The Aeneids of Virgil :
    • And hundred-folded Briareus, and Lerna's Worm of dread Fell hissing; and Chimaera's length and fire-behelmed head, [...]
  • *1895 , Eiríkr Magnússon, William Morris, The Saga library :
    • He went to the Thing in gold-reddened helm, and all his company was behelmed .
  • To cover as with a helm or helmet.
  • *1985 , Friedrich Schiller, Schiller Institute (Washington, D.C.), Friedrich Schiller, poet of freedom :
    • Stepped forth a virgin, with behelmed head Like to a martial goddess, fair at once And dreadful to behold; [...]
  • *1998 , Margaret Bent, Andrew Wathey, Fauvel studies :
    • Now come the days for fighting to the finish, bemail thy body and behelm thy head; Rally all those that desert thee, and put away forests and dice.