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): /ˈheb.bɑn/

Verb

hebban

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)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	hebban	tō hebbenne
1st-person singular	hebbe	hōf
2nd-person singular	hefst	hōfe
3rd-person singular	hefþ	hōf
plural	hebbaþ	hōfon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	hebbe	hōfe
plural	hebben	hōfen
imperative
singular	hebb
plural	hebbaþ
participle	present	past
	hebbende	(ġe)hafen

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Middle English: heven, hebben
- English: heave
  - → Danish: hive
  - → Faroese: hiva
  - → Norwegian: hive, hiva
  - → Scanian: hyva
    Hallandian: hiva
  - → Swedish: hiva
    Sudermannian: hyva
  - → Westrobothnian: hyv
- Scots: heave, heve, hewe
- Yola: heve

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