behight
/B IY1 HH AY0 T/verb
- 1
(dialectal, Northern England) To be designated.
- 2
(obsolete, transitive) To vow, promise (someone).
- 3
(obsolete, transitive) To give in trust; to commit; to entrust.
- 4
(obsolete) To mean, or intend.
- 5
(obsolete) To consider or esteem to be; to declare to be.
- 6
(obsolete) To call; to name; to address.
- 7
(obsolete) To command; to order.
noun
- 1
(obsolete) A vow; a promise.
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