wiþhabban

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ƿiþhabban

Etymology

Equivalent to wiþ- +‎ habban.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /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 tō [[wiþhabbenne, wiþhæbbenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular wiþhæbbe wiþhæfde
2nd-person singular wiþhæfst, wiþhafast wiþhæfdest
3rd-person singular wiþhæfþ, wiþhafaþ wiþhæfde
plural wiþhabbaþ wiþhæfdon
subjunctive present past
singular wiþhæbbe wiþhæfde
plural wiþhæbben wiþhæfden
imperative
singular wiþhafa
plural wiþhabbaþ
participle present past
wiþhæbbende wiþhæfed, wiþhæfd

References
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