ahebban

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uʀhabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *uzhabjaną. Equivalent to Compound of ā +‎ hebban. Cognate with Old Saxon āhebbian, Old High German irheven, irheffen (whence German erheben), 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. to raise, as to make louder
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "Preface"
      Eft cwæð se Ælmihtiga to þam witegan Isaiam, "Clypa and ne geswic ðu, āhefe þine stemne swā swā byme, and cyð minum folce heora leahtras, and Iacobes hirede heora synna."
      Again the Almighty spake to the prophet Isaiah, "Cry and cease thou not, raise thy voice as a trumpet, and declare to my people their crimes, and to the family of Jacob their sins."
  4. (figuratively) to bear, support, uphold, give higher worth to, puff up
  5. (figuratively) to remove
  6. (figuratively) to give rise to, raise a laugh,

Conjugation

Conjugation of āhebban (strong, class VI)
infinitive āhebban āhebbenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular āhebbe āhōf, āhefde
second person singular āhefst āhōfe, āhefdest
third person singular āhefþ āhōf, āhefde
plural āhebbaþ āhōfon, āhefdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular āhebbe āhōfe, āhefde
plural āhebben āhōfen, āhefden
imperative
singular āhefe
plural āhebbaþ
participle present past
āhebbende āhæfen, āhafen, āhefen, āhefed
Conjugation of āhebban (strong class 6 Anglian)

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infinitive āhebban¹ āhebbenne, āhebbanne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular āhebbu, āhebbe āhōf
second person singular āhefes³ āhōfe³
third person singular āhefeþ² āhōf
plural āhebbaþ² āhōfun, āhōfon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular āhebbe āhōfe
plural āhebben¹ āhōfen¹
imperative
singular āhefe
plural āhebbaþ²
participle present past
āhebbende āhæfen, āhafen, āhefen

¹In Northumbrian, final -n was regularly lost from these forms
²In Late Northumbrian, final -þ was frequently changed to -s
³In Mercian, final -t was sometimes added to these forms due to West Saxon influence

Notes on Conjugation

  • See hebban for notes on the forms.

Descendants

  • Middle English: ahebben

References

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