ahebban

Old English

Etymology

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

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 tō āhebbenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular āhebbe āhōf
2nd-person singular āhefst āhōfe
3rd-person singular āhefþ āhōf
plural āhebbaþ āhōfon
subjunctive present past
singular āhebbe āhōfe
plural āhebben āhōfen
imperative
singular āhefe
plural āhebbaþ
participle present past
āhebbende āhafen

Descendants
  • Middle English: ahebben

References
  • áhebban in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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