behof

Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *bihōfą (“behoof”) from *bihafaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to seize”). Related to hebban.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈhoːf/

Noun

behōf n

advantage, behoof, profit; need

Declension

Declension of behof (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	behōf	behōf
accusative	behōf	behōf
genitive	behōfes	behōfa
dative	behōfe	behōfum

Derived terms

behōfian
behōflīċ

Descendants

English: behoof

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