Old English · verb
behon
Normalised behōn
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class VII
- IPA
- /beˈxoːn/[beˈhoːn]
- Syllables
- be · ˈxoːn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- behang
Meaning
-
to behang, hang around
Þæt sē mon ne wāt þe him on foldan fæġrost limpeð, hū iċ earmċeariġ īsċealdne sǣ winter wunade wræċċan lāstum, winemǣgum bidroren, bihongen hrīmġiċelum; hæġl sċūrum flēag.
The man did not know that who befalls most fairly on land, how wretched I dwelt winter on ice-cold sea by outcast’s paths, bereft of kinsmen, behung with frost-icicles; hail flew by showers.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Conjugation
All forms (13)
Etymology
From be- + hōn.
Descendants
behang
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