behofian

== Old English == === Etymology === From be- +‎ *hōfian; compare behōf. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈxoː.fi.ɑn/, [beˈhoː.vi.ɑn] === Verb === behōfian to have need of, need late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany" to be needful to, necessary ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: behoven English: behove, behoove