befon

== Hungarian == === Etymology === be- +‎ fon === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛfon] Hyphenation: be‧fon Rhymes: -on === Verb === befon (transitive) to plait, to braid Irén befonta a haját. ― Irén braided her hair. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === befon in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. befon in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024). == Old English == === Etymology === From be- +‎ fōn. Cognate with Old Saxon bifāhan, Old High German bifāhan, Old Frisian bifā. See fang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈfoːn/ === Verb === befōn to comprehend, grasp; begrip, take hold of, catch to surround, encompass; beset, encircle, enwrap, clothe, receive, conceive, inhold late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bifon, befon, *befangen English: befang