behufen

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German

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Cognate with English behoove, Dutch behoeven.

Verb

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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

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be- +‎ Huf +‎ -en

Verb

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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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Further reading

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