† behotenadj.
Obsolete.
Promised.
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behotenc1200
hotena1325
plightedc1325
fasted1440
promised1449
pledged1552
faithed1556
behighted1571
voted1586
vowed1590
sacramental1665
avowed1720
sworn1819
arrhal1873
c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 185 Ðat is þat bihotene lond.
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adj.c1200- to have skin in the game
- to have snakes in one's boots
- to have some of one's buttons off
- to have some sense
- to have some show
- to have some words
- to have someone going
- to have someone in memory
- to have someone in mouth
- to have someone on one's arm
- to have someone to oneself
- to have something
- to have something against
- to have something coming out of one's ears
- to have something common
- to have something down cold
- to have something down to a fine art
- to have something going
- to have something going for one
- to have something going with someone
- to have something in common
- to have something in contemplation
- to have something in custom
- to have something in mind
- to have something in mouth