ahebban

Old English

Etymology

From ā- +‎ hebban. Cognate with Old Saxon āhebbian, Old High German irhevan, Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ushafjan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈxeb.bɑn/, [ɑːˈheb.bɑn]

Verb

āhebban

1. to heave or lift up, raise from low to high, elevate, exalt, ferment
2. to build, erect
3. (figuratively) to bear, support, uphold, give higher worth to, puff up
4. (figuratively) to remove
5. (figuratively) to give rise to, raise a laugh,

Conjugation

Conjugation of āhebban (strong class 6)

infinitive	āhebban	āhebbenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āhebbe	āhōf
second person singular	āhefest	āhōfe
third person singular	āhefeþ	āhōf
plural	āhebbaþ	āhōfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āhebbe	āhōfe
plural	āhebben	āhōfen
imperative
singular	āhefe
plural	āhebbaþ
participle	present	past
	āhebbende	āhæfen, āhafen, āhefen

Descendants

• Middle English: ahebben

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “áhebban”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.