behage

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German behagen, from Old Saxon bihagōn. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål behage, Swedish behaga, German behagen and Dutch behagen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈhæˀjə/

Verb

behage (imperative behag, infinitive at behage, present tense behager, past tense behagede, perfect tense har behaget)

1. to please

Inflection

Conjugation of behage

active passive present behager behages past behagede behagedes infinitive behage behages imperative behag — participle present behagende past behaget (auxiliary verb have) gerund behagen

Related terms

• behag
• behagelig

References

• “behage” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Verb

behage

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of behagen

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

behage

1. inflection of behagen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative