BEHIGHT


Meaning of BEHIGHT in English

transitive verb

( past or past part behight or behighted also be·hote present third singular behighteth )

Etymology: Middle English behighten, beheten, alteration (influenced by behight, behet, past of behoten ) of behoten, from Old English behātan

1. obsolete : promise

2. obsolete : command

3. obsolete : call , name

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