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German
Etymology
be- + Fehde + -en
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈfeːdn̩/
- Hyphenation: be‧feh‧den
Verb
befehden (weak, third-person singular present befehdet, past tense befehdete, past participle befehdet, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to feud
- (transitive) to feud with
- 1907, Carl Spitteler, Die Mädchenfeinde, Achtes Kapitel, Im Althäusli
Ob es sich auch lohne, wegen eines minderwertigen Mädchengeschöpfes einander zu befehden; sie wären immer brüderlich einträchtig zusammen ausgekommen, bis dieser verwünschte verräterische Rotschopf den Frieden verpfuscht habe.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
befehden (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
befehden (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “befehden” in Duden online
- “befehden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache