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Old English · verb

behatan

Normalised behātan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/beˈxɑː.tɑn/
[beˈhɑː.tɑn]
Syllables
be · ˈxɑː · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
behightbehote

Meaning

  1. to promise

    ...and behēt þæt hē wolde him hold bēon eallum...

    ...and promised that he would be friendly to them all...

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"

Conjugation

Conjugation of behatan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular behātebehētbehēht
2nd singular behǣtstbehētebehēhte
3rd singular behǣttbehǣtbehētbehēht
Plural behātaþbehētonbehēhton
Subjunctive
Singular behātebehētebehēhte
Plural behātenbehētenbehēhten
Non-finite forms of behatan
Form
Infinitive behātan
Inflected infinitive behātenne
Imperative singular behāt
Imperative plural behātaþ
Present participle behātende
Past participle behāten

All forms (18)

Etymology

From be- + hātan.

Descendants

behight, behote

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