hebbian
See also: Hebbian
Old Saxon
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to grasp, to seize”).
Verb
hebbian
- to have
- haƀdun liudeo giuuald — they had the power of the people (Heliand, verse 59)
- that the gôdo gumo Iohannes te namon hebbean scoldi — that the good man should have Johannes as name (Heliand, verse 134)
- habdun hina bi handun — they had him in their hands (Genesis, verse 300)
Conjugation
Conjugation of hebbian (weak class 3)
| infinitive | hebbian | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | hebbiu | havda |
| 2nd person singular | hebbes | havdes |
| 3rd person singular | hebbed | havda |
| plural | hebbiad | havdun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | hebbie | havdi |
| 2nd person singular | hebbies | havdis |
| 3rd person singular | hebbie | havdi |
| plural | hebbien | havdin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | have | |
| plural | hebbiad | |
| participle | present | past |
| hebbiandi | gihavd, havd | |
Descendants
- Middle Low German: hebben
- Low German:
- German Low German: hebben, hewwen
- Westphalian:
- Münsterländisch: häbben, hävven
- Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: häwwen, häbben
- Sauerländisch: hewwen, häbben, hänn, hann
- Westmünsterländisch: häbben
- Westphalian:
- German Low German: hebben, hewwen
- Plautdietsch: haben
- Low German:
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to grasp, to seize”).
Verb
hebbian
- to lift, to raise up
- thuo man thena godes suno an thena galgon huof
- then we raised God's son up to the gallows (Heliand, verse 5623)
- thuo man thena godes suno an thena galgon huof
Alternative forms
- heffian
Conjugation
Conjugation of hebbian (strong class 6)
| infinitive | hebbian | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | hebbiu | hōf |
| 2nd person singular | hevis | hōvi |
| 3rd person singular | hevid | hōf |
| plural | hebbiad | hōvun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | hebbie | hōvi |
| 2nd person singular | hebbies | hōvis |
| 3rd person singular | hebbie | hōvi |
| plural | hebbien | hōvin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | hebbi | |
| plural | hebbiad | |
| participle | present | past |
| hebbiandi | gihavan, havan | |
Descendants
- Middle Low German: hēven, heffen
- Low German: heven