wiþhabban
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiθˈxɑb.bɑn/, [wiθˈhɑb.bɑn]
Verb
wiþhabban
- 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.
- 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.
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