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Behuf
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German
Etymology
From de gmh behuof, from de goh *bihuof, from de gmw-pro *bihōf.
Pronunciation
de /bəˈhuːf/
de De-Behuf.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s
de literary _ in expressions with de zu otherwise _ obsolete purpose, aim
121 2 Waldeinsamkeit Sie unterbrachen manchmal das Gesinge / Lautlachend, und frugen bedenkliche Dinge, / Zum Beispiel: »Sag uns, zu welchem Behuf / Der liebe Gott den Menschen schuf?
Declension
m,(e)s
Derived terms
de behufs
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