"behovely" meaning in Middle English

See behovely in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old English behōflīc, behēflīc. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|behōflīc}} Old English behōflīc Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} behovely, {{enm-adj}} behovely
  1. Of use for the benefit or gain of somebody or something; beneficial, profitable.
    Sense id: en-behovely-enm-adj-XOWaRAWj
  2. Necessary; required.
    Sense id: en-behovely-enm-adj-ThKTiAGU
  3. Unable to be avoided; inevitable.
    Sense id: en-behovely-enm-adj-EPOFNqWu
  4. Fitting or appropriate to a given context.
    Sense id: en-behovely-enm-adj-KrT8CEp0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bihovely, byhovely, behoveliche, behoveli, bihoveli, be-hovely, byhofely, beheflic, bihulik

Adverb

Etymology: From Old English behōflīc, behēflīc. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|behōflīc}} Old English behōflīc Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} behovely
  1. According to what is fitting or accepted; properly. Synonyms: behovefull, behoveable, behovesum Related terms: behovelynesse, behove, behovefully, behovyngly, behoven, behofþe, beheve, hovely
    Sense id: en-behovely-enm-adv-J4mp5~3b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bihovely, byhovely, behoveliche, behoveli, bihoveli, be-hovely, byhofely, beheflic, bihulik

Alternative forms

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