befon

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Hungarian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

be- +‎ fon

Pronunciation

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

Verb

[edit]

befon

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

Conjugation

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • 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 Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Old English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From be- +‎ fōn. Cognate with Old Saxon bifāhan, Old High German bifāhan, Old Frisian bifā. See fang.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

befōn

  1. to comprehend, grasp; begrip, take hold of, catch
  2. to surround, encompass; beset, encircle, enwrap, clothe, receive, conceive, inhold
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Asia is befangen mid...þǣm gārseċġe sūþan ⁊ norþan ⁊ eastan...
      Asia is surrounded by...the southern and northern and eastern sea...

Conjugation

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Middle English: bifon, befon, *befangen