behæs

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bihaisi; equivalent to be- +‎ hǣs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈxæːs/, [beˈhæːs]

Noun

behǣs f

1. self-command, vow, promise

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	behǣs	behǣsa, behǣse
accusative	behǣse	behǣsa, behǣse
genitive	behǣse	behǣsa
dative	behǣse	behǣsum

Descendants

• Middle English: biheste, beheste, be-heste, be-heyste, biheest, biheeste, bi-hest, byheeste, by-heste, behese, bihæste, biheaste (Early Middle English)
  • English: behest
  • Middle Scots: behest, beheist

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BEHǢS”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.