hebban

Old English

Alternative forms

• heffan, hafetian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“take, seize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxeb.bɑn/, [ˈheb.bɑn]

Verb

hebban

1. to lift, to raise up

   c. 1000 AD, Beowulf:

   Ic hond and rond hebban mihte.

   I could lift hand and shield.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hebban (strong class 6)

infinitive	hebban	hebbenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hebbe	hōf
second person singular	hefest	hōfe
third person singular	hefeþ	hōf
plural	hebbaþ	hōfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hebbe	hōfe
plural	hebben	hōfen
imperative
singular	hefe
plural	hebbaþ
participle	present	past
	hebbende	(ġe)hæfen, (ġe)hafen, (ġe)hefen

Derived terms

• āhebban
• ġehebban
• oferhebban
• ūphebban

Related terms

• habban
• hæft
• hefiġ
• behoof

Descendants

• Middle English: heven, hebben
  • English: heave
    • → Danish: hive
    • → Faroese: hiva
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: hiva, hive (e and split infinitives)
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: hive
    • → Scanian: hyva

      Hallandian: hiva

    • → Swedish: hiva

      Sudermannian: hyva

  • Scots: heave, heve, hewe
  • Yola: heve