Old English · verb
onhebban
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 6 Anglian
- IPA
- /ˈonˌxeb.bɑn/[ˈonˌheb.bɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈon · ˌxeb · bɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- erectexaltheaveleaven
Meaning
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to raise up, heave up, erect, lift up, exalt
Þonne iċ mec onhebbe ond hī onhnīgaþ tō mē, moniġe mid miltse, þǣr iċ monnum sceal īċan upcyme ēadiġnesse.
When I raise myself up and they bow down to me, many with mercy, then I shall increase rising of happiness for men.
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30: -
to leaven
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to begin
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to take away, remove
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | onhebbeonhebbu | onhōfonhefde |
| 2nd singular | onhefstonhefes | onhōfeonhefdest |
| 3rd singular | onhefþonhefeþ | onhōfonhefde |
| Plural | onhebbaþ | onhōfononhefdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | onhebbe | onhōfeonhefde |
| Plural | onhebbenonhebbaþ | onhōfenonhefdenonhōfunonhōfon |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | onhebban |
| Inflected infinitive | onhebbenneonhebbanonhebbanne |
| Imperative singular | onhefe |
| Imperative plural | onhebbaþ |
| Present participle | onhebbende |
| Past participle | onhæfenonhafenobhefenonhefedonhefen |
All forms (27)
Etymology
From on- + hebban (“raise”).
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