behon – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of behon

Infinitive

behōn
behōnne

Participles

Presentbehōnde
Pastbehangen

Indicative

Present

1st sing.behō
2nd sing.behēhst
3rd sing.behēhþ
1st plur.behōþ
2nd plur.behōþ
3rd plur.behōþ

Past

1st sing.behēng
2nd sing.behēnge
3rd sing.behēng
1st plur.behēngon
2nd plur.behēngon
3rd plur.behēngon

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.behō
2nd sing.behō
3rd sing.behō
1st plur.behōn
2nd plur.behōn
3rd plur.behōn

Past

1st sing.behēnge
2nd sing.behēnge
3rd sing.behēnge
1st plur.behēngen
2nd plur.behēngen
3rd plur.behēngen

Imperative

Singularbehōh
Pluralbehōþ

Verbs conjugated like 'behon'

ymbfon, ymbhon, underfon, ætfon, befon, behon, onfon, forfon, misfon, ondfon, forefon, wiþfon,

Verbs similar to 'behon'

bedon, befon, beon, gehon, ahon, began, beran, beseon, betan, beteon,

Etymology

From be- + hōn.

Sample Sentences

  • 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:]

Cognates

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