behoof
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Old English behōf from Proto-Germanic *bihōfan, originally a past tense form of *bihafan (“to get, receive”). Akin to Dutch behoef, German Behuf (“necessity”), Danish behov (“requirement”) (from Middle Low German)[1]. For the verbal root, compare Old English hebban, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hafjan).
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[edit] Noun
behoof (plural behoofs)
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