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behorn

behorn verb: to put horns on; cuckold.

Verb

behorn (third-person singular simple present behorns, present participle behorning, simple past and past participle behorned)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To put horns on; cuckold.

Forms of behorn

third-person singular presentbehorns
present participlebehorning
past participlebehorned
pastbehorned

Origin of behorn

From be- + horn.

Questions about behorn

What does behorn mean?
Behorn means to put horns on; cuckold.
What part of speech is behorn?
Behorn is a verb.
What is the past tense of behorn?
The past tense of behorn is behorned.

Words near behorn in the dictionary

  1. behoovest
  2. behooveth
  3. behooving
  4. behoovingly
  5. behope
  6. behorn
  7. behorsed
  8. behote
  9. behovable
  10. behove
  11. behoved

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