upahebban

Old English

Etymology

up- +‎ āhebban (“lift, raise”)

Verb

upāhebban

  1. (transitive, + accusative) to elevate, raise, raise up, lift, lift up
    • 9th century, Vespasian Psalter
      Tō ðē, Dryhten, iċ upāhōf sāwle mīne, ...
      ... To thee, Lord, I lifted my soul up, ...
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Æfter ðisum ġebede, hē ābād on ðām leġere āne fēawa dagas, mid fefore ġewǣht, þurh wacolon ġebedum, on flōre liċġende, bestrēowod mid axum, on stīðre hǣran, upāhafenum ēagum and handum tō heofenum, and ne ġeswāc his ġebeda ōðþæt hē sawlode.
      After this prayer, he remained in sickness for a few days, weakened by fever, in watchful prayer, lying on the floor, bestrewn with ashes, in stiff sackcloth, with eyes and hands turned up toward heaven, and he did not stop his prayers until he passed away.

Conjugation

Conjugation of upāhebban (strong, class VI)
infinitive upāhebban upāhebbenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular upāhebbe upāhōf, upāhefde
second person singular upāhefst upāhōfe, upāhefdest
third person singular upāhefþ upāhōf, upāhefde
plural upāhebbaþ upāhōfon, upāhefdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular upāhebbe upāhōfe, upāhefde
plural upāhebben upāhōfen, upāhefden
imperative
singular upāhefe
plural upāhebbaþ
participle present past
upāhebbende upāhæfen, upāhafen, upāhefen, upāhefed
Conjugation of upāhebban (strong class 6 Anglian)

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infinitive upāhebban¹ upāhebbenne, upāhebbanne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular upāhebbu, upāhebbe upāhōf
second person singular upāhefes³ upāhōfe³
third person singular upāhefeþ² upāhōf
plural upāhebbaþ² upāhōfun, upāhōfon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular upāhebbe upāhōfe
plural upāhebben¹ upāhōfen¹
imperative
singular upāhefe
plural upāhebbaþ²
participle present past
upāhebbende upāhæfen, upāhafen, upāhefen

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

  • English: upheave (See uphebban also.)
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