Behight

Quick meaning: Behight is a verb meaning (obsolete, transitive) To vow, promise (someone).

Meaning

(obsolete, transitive) To vow, promise (someone).

More Meanings

1. (dialectal, Northern England) To be designated.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To give in trust; to commit; to entrust.
3. (obsolete) To mean, or intend.
4. (obsolete) To consider or esteem to be; to declare to be.
5. (obsolete) To call; to name; to address.
6. (obsolete) To command; to order.
7. (obsolete) A vow; a promise.

Example Sentences

More than heart behighteth.

The keys are to thy hand behight.

Whom […] he knew and thus behight.

Wheea behight thee? = What is your name/to whom do you belong?

Word Forms

• behights
• behighting
• behighted
• behote

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include behote, behest, bename, vowe, oath, bethroth.

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