Participles
| Present | behȳdende |
| Past | behȳded |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | behȳde |
| 2nd sing. | behȳdest; behȳtst |
| 3rd sing. | behȳdeþ; behȳtt; behȳt |
| 1st plur. | behȳdaþ |
| 2nd plur. | behȳdaþ |
| 3rd plur. | behȳdaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | behȳdde |
| 2nd sing. | behȳddest |
| 3rd sing. | behȳdde |
| 1st plur. | behȳddon |
| 2nd plur. | behȳddon |
| 3rd plur. | behȳddon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | behȳde |
| 2nd sing. | behȳde |
| 3rd sing. | behȳde |
| 1st plur. | behȳden |
| 2nd plur. | behȳden |
| 3rd plur. | behȳden |
Past
| 1st sing. | behȳdde |
| 2nd sing. | behȳdde |
| 3rd sing. | behȳdde |
| 1st plur. | behȳdden |
| 2nd plur. | behȳdden |
| 3rd plur. | behȳdden |
Imperative
| Singular | behȳd |
| Plural | behȳdaþ |
Verbs similar to 'behydan'
gehydan,
befylan,
begyman,
begyrdan,
behatan,
behlidan,
behycgan,
belædan,
belyfan,
bendan,
Etymology
From be- + hȳdan.
Sample Sentences
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Fȳr is behȳd on heardum stānum, sē stān cymð of eorðan, and hē swǣt swā ðēah, and of stānclūdum cumað wyllspringas. (Fire is hidden within hard stones, the stone comes from the earth, which sweats, and so wellsprings come from the rocks.) [c. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham, transl., Hexameron of St. Basil:]
Cognates
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