ahabban
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Old English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
āhabban
- (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.
- to support
Conjugation[edit]
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[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ahabban”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.