ahabban

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ habban.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈxɑb.bɑn/, [ɑːˈhɑb.bɑn]

Verb

āhabban

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to restrain one's self, abstain from (+ fram)
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
      Hīe hīe fram wīfum āhæfden.
      They abstained from women.
  2. to support

Conjugation

Conjugation of āhabban (weak, class 3)
infinitive āhabban āhæbbenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular āhæbbe āhæfde
second person singular āhæfst āhæfdest
third person singular āhæfþ āhæfde
plural āhabbaþ āhæfdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular āhæbbe āhæfde
plural āhæbben āhæfden
imperative
singular āhafa
plural āhabbaþ
participle present past
āhæbbende āhæfd

References

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