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語源

From 古期英語 behǣs (“vow”), from Proto-West Germanic *bihaisi; equivalent to bi- +‎ heste (“directive”). The final vowel is generalised from the 古期英語 oblique forms, while forms with final /t/ are influenced by the suffix -the.

発音

• IPA: /biˈhɛst(ə)/, /biˈhɛːst(ə)/

名詞

biheste (plural bihestes)

1. A pact or agreement; that which is agreed upon.
   • c. 1390, [William Langland], “Paſſus scdu͞s de dobeſt”, in Peres plouhman (X, C-text), southwest Worcestershire, published c. 1395, folio 103, recto; republished as MS. HM 143, San Marino, CA: Huntingdon Digital Library, p. 2011:

     He baer a bowe ın hıs hoend and many brode arwes / Weren fythered w fayre bıheſte and many a fals treuthe

     He held a bow in his hand and many broad arrows / [which] were feathered with fine agreement[s] and many a false truth […]

2. (uncommon) A directive; a command or request.

派生した語

• English: behest
• Middle Scots: behest, beheist

参照

• “bihēst(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.