behegian

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ hegian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈxe.ɡi.ɑn/, [beˈhe.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

behegian

1. to hedge around, behedge

Conjugation

Conjugation of behegian (weak class 2)

infinitive	behegian	behegienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	behegiġe	behegode
second person singular	behegast	behegodest
third person singular	behegaþ	behegode
plural	behegiaþ	behegodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	behegiġe	behegode
plural	behegiġen	behegoden
imperative
singular	behega
plural	behegiaþ
participle	present	past
	behegiende	behegod

Descendants

• Middle English: *beheȝen, *biheggen
  • English: behedge

References

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