befon

Hungarian

Etymology

be- +‎ fon

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛfon]
  • Hyphenation: be‧fon
  • Rhymes: -on

Verb

befon

  1. (transitive) to plait, to braid
    Irén befonta a haját. ― Irén braided her hair.

Conjugation
conjugation of befon
1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal		 3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal		 3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. befonok befonsz befon befonunk befontok befonnak
Def. befonom befonod befonja befonjuk befonjátok befonják
2nd-p. o. befonlak ―
Past Indef. befontam befontál befont befontunk befontatok befontak
Def. befontam befontad befonta befontuk befontátok befonták
2nd-p. o. befontalak ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. befonnék befonnál befonna befonnánk befonnátok befonnának
Def. befonnám befonnád befonná befonnánk
(or befonnók)		 befonnátok befonnák
2nd-p. o. befonnálak ―
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. befonjak befonj or
befonjál		 befonjon befonjunk befonjatok befonjanak
Def. befonjam befond or
befonjad		 befonja befonjuk befonjátok befonják
2nd-p. o. befonjalak ―
Infinitive befonni befonnom befonnod befonnia befonnunk befonnotok befonniuk
Other nonfinite
verb forms		 Verbal noun Present participle Past participle Future part. Adverbial part. Potential
befonás befonó befont befonandó befonva befonhat

Derived terms
  • befonás

Further reading
  • befon in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • befon in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

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

  1. to comprehend, grasp; begrip, take hold of, catch
  2. to surround, encompass; beset, encircle, enwrap, clothe, receive, conceive, inhold

Conjugation
Conjugation of befōn (strong class 7)
infinitive befōn befōnne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular befō befēng
second person singular befēhst befēnge
third person singular befēhþ befēng
plural befōþ befēngon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular befō befēnge
plural befōn befēngen
imperative
singular befōh
plural befōþ
participle present past
befōnde befangen

Descendants
  • Middle English: bifon, befon, *befangen
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