behufen

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate with English behoove, Dutch behoeven.

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (obsolete) to behove
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Etymology 2[edit]

be- +‎ Huf +‎ -en

Verb[edit]

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

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