Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

be- +‎ fon

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛfon]
  • Hyphenation: be‧fon
  • Rhymes: -on

Verb edit

befon

  1. (transitive) to plait, to braid
    Irén befonta a haját.Irén braided her hair.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • befon 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
  • befon 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 edit

Etymology edit

From be- +‎ fōn. Cognate with Old Saxon bifāhan, Old High German bifāhan, Old Frisian bifā. See fang.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

befōn

  1. to comprehend, grasp; begrip, take hold of, catch
  2. to surround, encompass; beset, encircle, enwrap, clothe, receive, conceive, inhold

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: bifon, befon, *befangen