Be-ceówan

According to the Old English Dictionary:

bi-ceówan ;

be-ceówan

p. -ceáw, pl. -cuwon ; pp. -cowen To chew, gnaw; corrodere :-- Biþ swyra becowen [bicowen, Exon.] the neck is gnawed, Soul Kmbl. 218; Seel. 111. be-ceowan