Participles
| Present | behæbbende |
| Past | behæfd |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | behæbbe |
| 2nd sing. | behæfst |
| 3rd sing. | behæfþ |
| 1st plur. | behabbaþ |
| 2nd plur. | behabbaþ |
| 3rd plur. | behabbaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | behæfde |
| 2nd sing. | behæfdest |
| 3rd sing. | behæfde |
| 1st plur. | behæfdon |
| 2nd plur. | behæfdon |
| 3rd plur. | behæfdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | behæbbe |
| 2nd sing. | behæbbe |
| 3rd sing. | behæbbe |
| 1st plur. | behæbben |
| 2nd plur. | behæbben |
| 3rd plur. | behæbben |
Past
| 1st sing. | behæfde |
| 2nd sing. | behæfde |
| 3rd sing. | behæfde |
| 1st plur. | behæfden |
| 2nd plur. | behæfden |
| 3rd plur. | behæfden |
Imperative
| Singular | behafa |
| Plural | behabbaþ |
Verbs similar to 'behabban'
gehabban,
æthabban,
ahabban,
behatan,
gehebban,
habban,
ofhabban,
onhabban,
ahebban,
beagian,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bihabbjan. Equivalent to be- + habban.
Verbs referencing "behabban"
English
behave.
Sample Sentences
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Ðīne fȳnd behabbaþ ðē. (Your enemies surround you.) [1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:]
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Māran endebyrdnysse þonne ðis godspel behæfð. (More circumstances than this gospel contains.) [1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:]
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Behæfð God his mildheortnesse. (God withholds his mercy.) [1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:]
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Hī behæfdon hine. (They detained him.) [1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:]
Cognates
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