eldertongue

Old English · noun

behof

Normalised behōf

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/beˈxoːf/
[beˈhoːf]
Syllables
be · ˈxoːf (2 syllables)
Modern English
behoofadvantageprofitneed

Meaning

  1. advantage, behoof, profit; need

Declension

Declension of behof
SingularPlural
Nominative behōfbehōf
Accusative behōfbehōf
Genitive behōfesbehōfa
Dative behōfebehōfum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bihōf.

Descendants

behoof

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