behat

See also: behať and běhat

English

Etymology

be- + hat

Verb

behat (third-person singular simple present behats, present participle behatting, simple past and past participle behatted)

  1. (rare, transitive) To place a hat upon (someone's head).

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

be- + hat

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛɦɒt]
  • Hyphenation: be‧hat
  • Rhymes: -ɒt

Verb

behat

  1. (intransitive, archaic) to penetrate, enter
    Synonyms: behatol, bemegy, belép, bejut, beér
  2. (intransitive, archaic) to affect, influence, impinge, act on, bear on (-ba/-be)
    Synonyms: hat, kihat, hatással van, érint, befolyásol

Conjugation

Further reading

  • behat in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • behat in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to be- + hāt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈxɑːt/, [beˈhɑːt]

Noun

behāt n

  1. promise

Usage notes

The Late West Saxon of Ælfric used this word for "a promise," while the Early West Saxon of King Alfred used ġehāt instead.

Declension

References

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