Participles
| Present | behōfiende |
| Past | behōfod |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | behōfiġe |
| 2nd sing. | behōfast |
| 3rd sing. | behōfaþ |
| 1st plur. | behōfiaþ |
| 2nd plur. | behōfiaþ |
| 3rd plur. | behōfiaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | behōfode |
| 2nd sing. | behōfodest |
| 3rd sing. | behōfode |
| 1st plur. | behōfodon |
| 2nd plur. | behōfodon |
| 3rd plur. | behōfodon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | behōfiġe |
| 2nd sing. | behōfiġe |
| 3rd sing. | behōfiġe |
| 1st plur. | behōfiġen |
| 2nd plur. | behōfiġen |
| 3rd plur. | behōfiġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | behōfode |
| 2nd sing. | behōfode |
| 3rd sing. | behōfode |
| 1st plur. | behōfoden |
| 2nd plur. | behōfoden |
| 3rd plur. | behōfoden |
Imperative
| Singular | behōfa |
| Plural | behōfiaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'behofian'
behofian,
Verbs similar to 'behofian'
behogian,
behegian,
behorsian,
benotian,
beotian,
geholian,
leofian,
aholian,
beacnian,
beæwnian,
Etymology
From be- + *hōfian; compare behōf.
Verbs referencing "behofian"
Middle English
behoven.
Sample Sentences
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late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
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Sē rīċa and sē þearfa sind weġfērende on þisse weorolde. Sē rīċa birþ māre þonne hē behōfiġe tō his formetum, sē ōðer birþ ǣmtiġne pusan. For þȳ sċeal sē rīċa dǣlan his byrðenne wiþ þone þearfan: þonne wanaþ hē þā byrðenne his synna, and þām þearfan ġehilpþ. (The rich and the poor are both wayfarers in this world. The rich carry more than they need for the journey, while the poor hold an empty sack. That's why the rich should share their burden with the poor. That way they can lighten the burden of their sins, and help the poor.)
Cognates
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