Behight

Behight
Behight Be*hight", n. A vow; a promise. [Obs.] --Surrey. [1913 Webster]

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  • Behight — Be*hight , v. t. [imp. {Behight}; p. p. {Behight}, {Behoten}.] [OE. bihaten, AS. beh[=a]tan to vow, promise; pref. be + h[=a]tan to call, command. See {Hight}, v.] [Obs. in all its senses.] 1. To promise; to vow. [1913 Webster] Behight by vow… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Behight — Be*hight , v. t. [imp. {Behight}; p. p. {Behight}, {Behoten}.] [OE. bihaten, AS. beh[=a]tan to vow, promise; pref. be + h[=a]tan to call, command. See {Hight}, v.] [Obs. in all its senses.] 1. To promise; to vow. [1913 Webster] Behight by vow… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Behight — Be*hight , v. t. [imp. {Behight}; p. p. {Behight}, {Behoten}.] [OE. bihaten, AS. beh[=a]tan to vow, promise; pref. be + h[=a]tan to call, command. See {Hight}, v.] [Obs. in all its senses.] 1. To promise; to vow. [1913 Webster] Behight by vow… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • behight — verb designated. Thenne I behote yow sayd Balyn parte of his blood to hele youre sone with alle …   Wiktionary

  • behight — be·hight …   English syllables

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  • Behoten — Behight Be*hight , v. t. [imp. {Behight}; p. p. {Behight}, {Behoten}.] [OE. bihaten, AS. beh[=a]tan to vow, promise; pref. be + h[=a]tan to call, command. See {Hight}, v.] [Obs. in all its senses.] 1. To promise; to vow. [1913 Webster] Behight by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • behite — past of behight * * * behite obs. form of behight v …   Useful english dictionary

  • Behete — Be*hete , v. t. See {Behight}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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