behæs
Old English
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bihaisi; equivalent to be- + hǣs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈxæːs/, [beˈhæːs]
Noun
behǣs f
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | behǣs | behǣsa, behǣse |
accusative | behǣse | behǣsa, behǣse |
genitive | behǣse | behǣsa |
dative | behǣse | behǣsum |
Descendants
- Middle English: biheste, beheste, be-heste, be-heyste, biheest, biheeste, bi-hest, byheeste, by-heste, behese, bihæste, biheaste (Early Middle English)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BEHǢS”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.