æthabban

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to æt- +‎ habban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ætˈxɑb.bɑn/, [ætˈhɑb.bɑn]

Verb

æthabban

1. to retain
2. to detain

Conjugation

Conjugation of æthabban (weak class 3)

infinitive	æthabban	æthæbbenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	æthæbbe	æthæfde
second person singular	æthæfst	æthæfdest
third person singular	æthæfþ	æthæfde
plural	æthabbaþ	æthæfdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	æthæbbe	æthæfde
plural	æthæbben	æthæfden
imperative
singular	æthafa
plural	æthabbaþ
participle	present	past
	æthæbbende	æthæfd

References

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