behufen

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈhuːfn̩/ Hyphenation: be‧hu‧fen === Etymology 1 === Cognate with English behoove, Dutch behoeven. ==== Verb ==== behufen (weak, third-person singular present behuft, past tense behufte, past participle behuft, auxiliary haben) (obsolete) to behove ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === be- +‎ Huf +‎ -en ==== Verb ==== behufen (weak, third-person singular present behuft, past tense behufte, past participle behuft, auxiliary haben) to shoe (e.g. a horse) ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === “behufen” in Duden online “behufen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “behufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache