habban

Etymology

hab +‎ -ban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒbːɒn]
• Hyphenation: hab‧ban

Noun

habban

1. inessive singular of hab

Alternative forms

• hafian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“take, seize”). Cognate with Old Frisian hebba, Old Saxon hebbian (Low German hebben), Dutch hebben, Old High German habēn (German haben), Old Norse hafa (Swedish ha, hava, Danish have), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin capere, Old Irish cacht, Albanian kap (“grip”), Slavic *xopiti (Old Church Slavonic хапѭште (xapjǫšte), Russian хапать (xapatʹ), Bulgarian хапя (hápja)), Baltic *kap- (Lithuanian kàpteleti, Latvian kàmpt (“bite”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑb.bɑn/

Verb

habban

1. to have, to possess

   Ic hæbbe geweald micel. I have much power.

2. (auxiliary) have (used with a participle to express the perfect tense)

   Ðas þing we habbaþ be him gewritene. We have written these things about him.