"behefe" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|altform=1}} behefe
  1. alternative form of biheve Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: biheve
    Sense id: en-behefe-enm-adj-~AbObBX6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 76 2 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 2 30

Adjective [Old English]

IPA: /beˈxeː.fe/, [beˈheː.ve]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *bihōfī, equivalent to be- + *hēfe. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*bihōfī}} Proto-West Germanic *bihōfī, {{pre|ang|be-|*hēfe}} be- + *hēfe Head templates: {{ang-adj|behēfe|sup1=behēfost|sup2=behēfast}} behēfe (superlative behēfost or behēfast) Inflection templates: {{ang-adecl|behēfe}} Forms: behēfe [canonical], behēfost [superlative], behēfast [superlative], strong [table-tags], behēfe [masculine, nominative, singular], behēfu [feminine, nominative, singular], behēfo [feminine, nominative, singular], behēfe [neuter, nominative, singular], behēfne [accusative, masculine, singular], behēfe [accusative, feminine, singular], behēfe [accusative, neuter, singular], behēfes [genitive, masculine, singular], behēfre [feminine, genitive, singular], behēfes [genitive, neuter, singular], behēfum [dative, masculine, singular], behēfre [dative, feminine, singular], behēfum [dative, neuter, singular], behēfe [instrumental, masculine, singular], behēfre [feminine, instrumental, singular], behēfe [instrumental, neuter, singular], behēfe [masculine, nominative, plural], behēfa [feminine, nominative, plural], behēfe [feminine, nominative, plural], behēfu [neuter, nominative, plural], behēfo [neuter, nominative, plural], behēfe [accusative, masculine, plural], behēfa [accusative, feminine, plural], behēfe [accusative, feminine, plural], behēfu [accusative, neuter, plural], behēfo [accusative, neuter, plural], behēfra [genitive, masculine, plural], behēfra [feminine, genitive, plural], behēfra [genitive, neuter, plural], behēfum [dative, masculine, plural], behēfum [dative, feminine, plural], behēfum [dative, neuter, plural], behēfum [instrumental, masculine, plural], behēfum [feminine, instrumental, plural], behēfum [instrumental, neuter, plural], weak [table-tags], behēfa [masculine, nominative, singular], behēfe [feminine, nominative, singular], behēfe [neuter, nominative, singular], behēfan [accusative, masculine, singular], behēfan [accusative, feminine, singular], behēfe [accusative, neuter, singular], behēfan [genitive, masculine, singular], behēfan [feminine, genitive, singular], behēfan [genitive, neuter, singular], behēfan [dative, masculine, singular], behēfan [dative, feminine, singular], behēfan [dative, neuter, singular], behēfan [instrumental, masculine, singular], behēfan [feminine, instrumental, singular], behēfan [instrumental, neuter, singular], behēfan [masculine, nominative, plural], behēfan [feminine, nominative, plural], behēfan [neuter, nominative, plural], behēfan [accusative, masculine, plural], behēfan [accusative, feminine, plural], behēfan [accusative, neuter, plural], behēfra [genitive, masculine, plural], behēfena [genitive, masculine, plural], behēfra [feminine, genitive, plural], behēfena [feminine, genitive, plural], behēfra [genitive, neuter, plural], behēfena [genitive, neuter, plural], behēfum [dative, masculine, plural], behēfum [dative, feminine, plural], behēfum [dative, neuter, plural], behēfum [instrumental, masculine, plural], behēfum [feminine, instrumental, plural], behēfum [instrumental, neuter, plural], behœ̄fe [alternative], bihoefe [alternative]
  1. necessary, behoveful Derived forms: efnbehēfe, nīedbehēfe, unbehēfe
    Sense id: en-behefe-ang-adj--BfWBohu Categories (other): Old English terms prefixed with be-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Old English]

IPA: /beˈxeː.fe/, [beˈheː.ve]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *bihōfī, from Proto-Germanic *bihōfiją (“use, profit”). Compare Old Norse hœfi (“goal, position, relation”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*bihōfī}} Proto-West Germanic *bihōfī, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*bihōfiją|t=use, profit}} Proto-Germanic *bihōfiją (“use, profit”), {{cog|non|hœfi|t=goal, position, relation}} Old Norse hœfi (“goal, position, relation”) Head templates: {{ang-noun|g=m|head=behēfe}} behēfe m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-ja-m|behēf}}, {{ang-decl-noun|behēfe|behēfas|behēfe|behēfas|behēfes|behēfa|behēfe|behēfum|num=|title=|type=strong ja-stem}} Forms: behēfe [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], behēfe [nominative, singular], behēfas [nominative, plural], behēfe [accusative, singular], behēfas [accusative, plural], behēfes [genitive, singular], behēfa [genitive, plural], behēfe [dative, singular], behēfum [dative, plural], behœ̄fe [alternative], bihoefe [alternative]
  1. gain, advantage, benefit, behoof Derived forms: nīedbehēfe [noun]
    Sense id: en-behefe-ang-noun-vG-~ZLH2 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 12 17 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "behēfan",
          "behefan#Old_English"
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      ]
    },
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          "behēfan",
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      ]
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          "behēfan",
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      ]
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          "behēfan",
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      ]
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        [
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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          "behēfena",
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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      "form": "behēfum",
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        [
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          "behefum#Old_English"
        ]
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        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "behēfum",
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        [
          "behēfum",
          "behefum#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
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}
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}

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        "masculine",
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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          "behefe#Old_English"
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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          "behēfes",
          "behefes#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    },
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          "behēfum",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
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          "behēfre",
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        "instrumental",
        "singular"
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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          "behēfa",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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    {
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