behate

English

Etymology

From Middle English behaten, equivalent to be- +‎ hate.

Verb

behate (third-person singular simple present behates, present participle behating, simple past and past participle behated)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To hate; detest.

Anagrams

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈxɑː.te/, [beˈhɑː.te]

Verb

behāte

  1. inflection of behātan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive