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
Click for archaic forms 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 ―
Future Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. be fog fonni.
Archaic
Preterit		 Indef. befonék befonál befona befonánk befonátok befonának
Def. befonám befonád befoná befonánk befonátok befonák
2nd-p. o. befonálak ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. befon vala, befont vala/volt.
Archaic
Future		 Indef. befonandok befonandasz befonand befonandunk befonandotok befonandanak
Def. befonandom befonandod befonandja befonandjuk befonandjátok befonandják
2nd-p. o. befonandalak ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. befonnék befonnál befonna befonnánk befonnátok befonnának
Def. befonnám befonnád befonná befonnánk
(or befonnók)		 befonnátok befonnák
2nd-p. o. befonnálak ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. befont volna
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 ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. befont légyen
Infinitive befonni befonnom befonnod befonnia befonnunk befonnotok befonniuk
Other
forms		 Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
befonás befonó befont befonandó befonva (befonván) befonat
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem fon be or be is fon.
potential conjugation of befon
Click for archaic forms 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. befonhatok befonhatsz befonhat befonhatunk befonhattok befonhatnak
Def. befonhatom befonhatod befonhatja befonhatjuk befonhatjátok befonhatják
2nd-p. o. befonhatlak ―
Past Indef. befonhattam befonhattál befonhatott befonhattunk befonhattatok befonhattak
Def. befonhattam befonhattad befonhatta befonhattuk befonhattátok befonhatták
2nd-p. o. befonhattalak ―
Archaic
Preterit		 Indef. befonhaték befonhatál befonhata befonhatánk befonhatátok befonhatának
Def. befonhatám befonhatád befonhatá befonhatánk befonhatátok befonhaták
2nd-p. o. befonhatálak ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. befonhat vala, befonhatott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future		 Indef. befonhatandok
or befonandhatok 		befonhatandasz
or befonandhatsz		 befonhatand
or befonandhat		 befonhatandunk
or befonandhatunk		 befonhatandotok
or befonandhattok		 befonhatandanak
or befonandhatnak
Def. befonhatandom
or befonandhatom		 befonhatandod
or befonandhatod		 befonhatandja
or befonandhatja		 befonhatandjuk
or befonandhatjuk 		befonhatandjátok
or befonandhatjátok		 befonhatandják
or befonandhatják
2nd-p. o. befonhatandalak
or befonandhatlak		 ―
Condi­tional
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. befonhatnék befonhatnál befonhatna befonhatnánk befonhatnátok befonhatnának
Def. befonhatnám befonhatnád befonhatná befonhatnánk
(or befonhatnók)		 befonhatnátok befonhatnák
2nd-p. o. befonhatnálak ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. befonhatott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood		 Pre­sent Indef. befonhassak befonhass or
befonhassál		 befonhasson befonhassunk befonhassatok befonhassanak
Def. befonhassam befonhasd or
befonhassad		 befonhassa befonhassuk befonhassátok befonhassák
2nd-p. o. befonhassalak ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. befonhatott légyen
Inf. (befonhatni) (befonhatnom) (befonhatnod) (befonhatnia) (befonhatnunk) (befonhatnotok) (befonhatniuk)
Positive adjective befonható Neg. adj. befonhatatlan Adv. part. (befonhatva / befonhatván)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem fonhat be or be is fonhat.

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 2024)

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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