ofhabban

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to of- +‎ habban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ofˈxɑb.bɑn/, [ofˈhɑb.bɑn]

Verb

ofhabban

1. (transitive) to keep from, hold back

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofhabban (weak class 3)

infinitive	ofhabban	ofhæbbenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofhæbbe	ofhæfde
second person singular	ofhæfst	ofhæfdest
third person singular	ofhæfþ	ofhæfde
plural	ofhabbaþ	ofhæfdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofhæbbe	ofhæfde
plural	ofhæbben	ofhæfden
imperative
singular	ofhafa
plural	ofhabbaþ
participle	present	past
	ofhæbbende	ofhæfd

References

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