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▪ I. † beˈhete, n. Obs. [f. behete, one of the forms of behight, v.: cf. the earlier behote, and parallel behight n.] A promise, a vow.c 1460 Towneley Myst. 159 Thise prophetys..That have knowyng of his behetys. 1470 Harding Chron. cxl. xi, Traytour he was, and false of his behete.▪ II. behete varia...
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behote
▪ I. † beˈhote, n. Obs. [OE. behát, f. behátan to promise: cf. behete, behight n.] A promise.c 1000 Ags. Gosp. Luke xxiv. 49 Ic sende on eow mines fæder behat. c 1175 Cott. Hom. 225 Ic wille settan mi wed..to þisan behate. a 1300 E.E. Psalter cxv. 14 Mi be-hotes yhelde sal I Bifore alle his folke.▪ ...
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beheeter
† beˈheter, beheeter Obs. [f. behete = behight v. + -er: cf. behighter.] A promiser.1382 Wyclif 2 Macc. x. 28 Hauynge the Lord biheeter [v.r. behetere] of victorie. ― Heb. vii. 22 Jhesu is maad biheter of the betere testament.
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behest
▪ I. behest, n. (bɪˈhɛst) Forms: 1 behǽs, 2–3 bihese, biheaste, 2–6 bi-, byheste, 3–6 beheste, 4–5 be-, bi-, byheest(e, 4–6 bi-, byhest, 6–7 beheast, 4– behest. [OE. behǽs fem. (acc. behǽse) was the regular repr. of OTeut. *bihait-ti-, abst. n. f. bihait-an, in OE. behátan to behight (see Sievers, A...
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hete
▪ I. † hete Obs. [By-form of hote, hight n.1, conformed to the verbal inflexion hete of hight v.: cf. behete n.] Command, promise.a 1300 Cursor M. 6872 (Gött.) As godd had hight him in his hete. Ibid. 11897 Þai haf halden him þar hete [Cott. haite] Þar-in þai hang him be þe fete. 13.. Gaw. & Gr. Knt...
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behight
▪ I. † beˈhight, v. Obs. For forms see below. [An OTeut. compound vb.: OE. bi-, behátan = OHG. biheiȥan, Goth. biháitan (in derivatives), f. bi-, be- + OE. hátan = Goth. háitan to call, pa. tense haiháit, (= heháit), pa. pple. haitans. The reduplicated pa. tense appeared in OE. as heht (:—*ˈhehat:—*...
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proffer
▪ I. proffer, n. (ˈprɒfə(r)) Forms: 4–6 profre, 4–8 profer, 5 profire, -ure, -yre, etc.: see the vb. [ME. profre, a. AF. profre (a 1240 in Godef.), OF. poroffe, *poroffre, vbl. n. f. poroffrir: see next.] An act of proffering; an offer. 1. The act of offering or presenting something for acceptance, ...
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