behate

English

Etymology

From Middle English behaten, equivalent to be- +‎ hate.

Verb

behate (third-person singular simple present behates, present participle behating, simple past and past participle behated)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To hate; detest.

Anagrams

• Bethea

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈxɑː.te/, [beˈhɑː.te]

Verb

behāte

1. inflection of behātan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive