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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

  1. 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

Conjugation of behon
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular behōbehēng
2nd singular behēhstbehēnge
3rd singular behēhþbehēng
Plural behōþbehēngon
Subjunctive
Singular behōbehēnge
Plural behōnbehēngen
Non-finite forms of behon
Form
Infinitive behōn
Inflected infinitive behōnne
Imperative singular behōh
Imperative plural behōþ
Present participle behōnde
Past participle behangen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From be- + hōn.

Descendants

behang

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