Participles
| Present | behātende |
| Past | behāten |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | behāte |
| 2nd sing. | behǣtst |
| 3rd sing. | behǣtt; behǣt |
| 1st plur. | behātaþ |
| 2nd plur. | behātaþ |
| 3rd plur. | behātaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | behēt; behēht |
| 2nd sing. | behēte; behēhte |
| 3rd sing. | behēt; behēht |
| 1st plur. | behēton; behēhton |
| 2nd plur. | behēton; behēhton |
| 3rd plur. | behēton; behēhton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | behāte |
| 2nd sing. | behāte |
| 3rd sing. | behāte |
| 1st plur. | behāten |
| 2nd plur. | behāten |
| 3rd plur. | behāten |
Past
| 1st sing. | behēte; behēhte |
| 2nd sing. | behēte; behēhte |
| 3rd sing. | behēte; behēhte |
| 1st plur. | behēten; behēhten |
| 2nd plur. | behēten; behēhten |
| 3rd plur. | behēten; behēhten |
Imperative
| Singular | behāt |
| Plural | behātaþ |
Verbs similar to 'behatan'
beatan,
gehatan,
ahatan,
behabban,
beheawan,
behydan,
bemetan,
berstan,
besawan,
betan,
Etymology
From be- + hātan.
Sample Sentences
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late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
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...and behēt þæt hē wolde him hold bēon eallum... (...and promised that he would be friendly to them all...)
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The Legend of St. Andrew
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Ġēa hlāford, and hwæt ġif iċ swelcne mann ġemēte? Hwelċe mēde sċeal iċ him behātan? (Yes lord, and what if I find someone like that? What kind of reward should I promise them?)
Cognates
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