wiþhabban

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to wiþ- +‎ habban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiθˈxɑb.bɑn/, [wiθˈhɑb.bɑn]

Verb

wiþhabban

1. to hold out against, withstand
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:

     Gif ðæs synfullan ingehȳd bið gehrepod mid fyrhte ðæs upplīcan dōmes, ðonne wiðhæfð hē ðām unlustum.

     If the sinful's intent be touched with divination of celestial judgement, then he withstands the evil lust.

2. to restrain

Conjugation

Conjugation of wiþhabban (weak class 3)

infinitive	wiþhabban	wiþhæbbenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wiþhæbbe	wiþhæfde
second person singular	wiþhæfst	wiþhæfdest
third person singular	wiþhæfþ	wiþhæfde
plural	wiþhabbaþ	wiþhæfdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wiþhæbbe	wiþhæfde
plural	wiþhæbben	wiþhæfden
imperative
singular	wiþhafa
plural	wiþhabbaþ
participle	present	past
	wiþhæbbende	wiþhæfd

References

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