"behatan" meaning in Old English

See behatan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /beˈxɑː.tɑn/, [beˈhɑː.tɑn]
Etymology: From be- + hātan. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ang|be|hātan}} be- + hātan Head templates: {{ang-verb|behātan}} behātan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|behātan<s7>}} Forms: behātan [canonical], strong [table-tags], behātan [infinitive], behātenne [infinitive], behāte [first-person, present, singular], behēt [first-person, past, singular], behēht [first-person, past, singular], behǣtst [present, second-person, singular], behēte [past, second-person, singular], behēhte [past, second-person, singular], behǣtt [present, singular, third-person], behǣt [present, singular, third-person], behēt [past, singular, third-person], behēht [past, singular, third-person], behātaþ [plural, present], behēton [past, plural], behēhton [past, plural], behāte [present, singular], behēte [past, singular], behēhte [past, singular], behāten [plural, present], behēten [past, plural], behēhten [past, plural], behāt [imperative, past, present, singular], behātaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], behātende [imperative, present], behāten [imperative, past]
  1. to promise
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      ]
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      "form": "behēte",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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      "form": "behātende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "behāten",
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          "source": "w"
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        {
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          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint Maur, Abbot\"\n...and behēt þæt hē wolde him hold bēon eallum...",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Yes lord, and what if I find someone like that? What kind of reward should I promise them?",
          "text": "The Legend of St. Andrew\nĠēa hlāford, and hwæt ġif iċ swelcne mann ġemēte? Hwelċe mēde sċeal iċ him behātan?",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "ipa": "/beˈxɑː.tɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beˈhɑː.tɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "behatan"
}
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "behēhton",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "behāte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "behēte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "behēhte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "behāten",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "behēten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "behēhten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "behāt",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "present"
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    },
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          "english": "...and promised that he would be friendly to them all...",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint Maur, Abbot\"\n...and behēt þæt hē wolde him hold bēon eallum...",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Yes lord, and what if I find someone like that? What kind of reward should I promise them?",
          "text": "The Legend of St. Andrew\nĠēa hlāford, and hwæt ġif iċ swelcne mann ġemēte? Hwelċe mēde sċeal iċ him behātan?",
          "type": "quotation"
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    {
      "ipa": "/beˈxɑː.tɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beˈhɑː.tɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "behatan"
}

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