behabban

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ habban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbeˈhɑb.bɑn/

Verb

behabban

1. (transitive) to surround or embrace something
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online

     Ðīne fȳnd behabbaþ ðē.

     Your enemies surround you.

2. (transitive) to hold or contain somebody or something
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online

     Māran endebyrdnysse þonne ðis godspel behæfð.

     More circumstances than this gospel contains.

3. (intransitive) to understand something (+ dative or + on)
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online

     Behabban on hreðre.

     To comprehend in the mind.

4. (transitive) to withhold or hold something back
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online

     Behæfð God mildheortnysse his.

     God withholds his mercy.

5. (transitive) to restrain or detain somebody
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online

     Hī behæfdon hine.

     They detained him.