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)/, /biˈhɛːst(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.

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