behufen

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈhuːfn̩/
  • Hyphenation: be‧hu‧fen

Etymology 1

Cognate with English behoove, Dutch behoeven.

Verb

behufen (weak, third-person singular present behuft, past tense behufte, past participle behuft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (obsolete) to behove
Conjugation

Etymology 2

be- +‎ Huf +‎ -en

Verb

behufen (weak, third-person singular present behuft, past tense behufte, past participle behuft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to shoe (e.g. a horse)
Conjugation

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