ymbhabban

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ymb- +‎ habban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ymbˈxɑb.bɑn/, [ymbˈhɑb.bɑn]

Verb

ymbhabban

1. to surround, encompass
2. to contain
3. to detain

Conjugation

Conjugation of ymbhabban (weak class 3)

infinitive	ymbhabban	ymbhæbbenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ymbhæbbe	ymbhæfde
second person singular	ymbhæfst	ymbhæfdest
third person singular	ymbhæfþ	ymbhæfde
plural	ymbhabbaþ	ymbhæfdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ymbhæbbe	ymbhæfde
plural	ymbhæbben	ymbhæfden
imperative
singular	ymbhafa
plural	ymbhabbaþ
participle	present	past
	ymbhæbbende	ymbhæfd

References

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