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Old English · verb

behydan

Normalised behȳdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/beˈxyː.dɑn/
[beˈhyː.dɑn]
Syllables
be · ˈxyː · dɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
bethatchintransitive

Meaning

  1. [with accusative] to hide, conceal, cover; bethatch

    Hēo behȳdde heora gold wiþ þone þēof.

    She hid her gold from the thief.

  2. (accusative)or (intransitive) to hide, conceal, cover; bethatch

    Hē (hine) behȳdde fram þām yfelan cyninge.

    He hid (himself) from the evil king.

Conjugation

Conjugation of behydan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular behȳdebehȳdde
2nd singular behȳdestbehȳtstbehȳddest
3rd singular behȳdeþbehȳttbehȳtbehȳdde
Plural behȳdaþbehȳddon
Subjunctive
Singular behȳdebehȳdde
Plural behȳdenbehȳdden
Non-finite forms of behydan
Form
Infinitive behȳdan
Inflected infinitive behȳdenne
Imperative singular behȳd
Imperative plural behȳdaþ
Present participle behȳdende
Past participle behȳdedbehȳd

All forms (17)

Etymology

From be- + hȳdan.

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