biheste

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === beheste, be-heste, be-heyste, biheest, biheeste, bi-hest, byheeste, by-heste behese, bihæste, biheaste (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English behǣs (“vow”), from Proto-West Germanic *bihaisi; equivalent to bi- +‎ heste (“directive”). The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms, while forms with final /t/ are influenced by the suffix -the. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈhɛst(ə)/, /biˈhɛ̝ːst(ə)/ === Noun === biheste (plural bihestes) A pact or agreement; that which is agreed upon. (uncommon) A directive; a command or request. ==== Descendants ==== English: behest Middle Scots: behest, beheist ==== References ==== “bihēst(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.