"behydan" meaning in Old English

See behydan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /beˈxyː.dɑn/, [beˈhyː.dɑn]
Etymology: From be- + hȳdan. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ang|be|hȳdan}} be- + hȳdan Head templates: {{ang-verb|behȳdan}} behȳdan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|behȳdan<w1/pp:behȳded,behȳd>}} Forms: behȳdan [canonical], weak [table-tags], behȳdan [infinitive], behȳdenne [infinitive], behȳde [first-person, present, singular], behȳdde [first-person, past, singular], behȳdest [present, second-person, singular], behȳtst [present, second-person, singular], behȳddest [past, second-person, singular], behȳdeþ [present, singular, third-person], behȳtt [present, singular, third-person], behȳt [present, singular, third-person], behȳdde [past, singular, third-person], behȳdaþ [plural, present], behȳddon [past, plural], behȳde [present, singular], behȳdde [past, singular], behȳden [plural, present], behȳdden [past, plural], behȳd [imperative, past, present, singular], behȳdaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], behȳdende [imperative, present], behȳded [imperative, past], behȳd [imperative, past]
  1. to hide, conceal, cover; bethatch
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "behȳdden",
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      "form": "behȳd",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "behȳdende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "behȳded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "Fire is hidden within hard stones, the stone comes from the earth, which sweats, and so wellsprings come from the rocks.",
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          "text": "c. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham (tr.), Hexameron of St. Basil",
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          "cover",
          "cover"
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          "bethatch",
          "bethatch"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/beˈxyː.dɑn/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[beˈhyː.dɑn]"
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      "form": "behȳdenne",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "behȳdest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "behȳtst",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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        "present"
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      "form": "behȳdden",
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "behȳdende",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "behȳded",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "behȳd",
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Fire is hidden within hard stones, the stone comes from the earth, which sweats, and so wellsprings come from the rocks.",
          "roman": "Fȳr is behȳd on heardum stānum, sē stān cymð of eorðan, and hē swǣt swā ðēah, and of stānclūdum cumað wyllspringas.",
          "text": "c. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham (tr.), Hexameron of St. Basil",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "to hide, conceal, cover; bethatch"
      ],
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          "hide",
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        [
          "conceal",
          "conceal"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "bethatch",
          "bethatch"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beˈxyː.dɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beˈhyː.dɑn]"
    }
  ],
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}

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