Participles
| Present | forhæbbende |
| Past | forhæfd |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | forhæbbe |
| 2nd sing. | forhæfst |
| 3rd sing. | forhæfþ |
| 1st plur. | forhabbaþ |
| 2nd plur. | forhabbaþ |
| 3rd plur. | forhabbaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | forhæfde |
| 2nd sing. | forhæfdest |
| 3rd sing. | forhæfde |
| 1st plur. | forhæfdon |
| 2nd plur. | forhæfdon |
| 3rd plur. | forhæfdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | forhæbbe |
| 2nd sing. | forhæbbe |
| 3rd sing. | forhæbbe |
| 1st plur. | forhæbben |
| 2nd plur. | forhæbben |
| 3rd plur. | forhæbben |
Past
| 1st sing. | forhæfde |
| 2nd sing. | forhæfde |
| 3rd sing. | forhæfde |
| 1st plur. | forhæfden |
| 2nd plur. | forhæfden |
| 3rd plur. | forhæfden |
Imperative
| Singular | forhafa |
| Plural | forhabbaþ |
Verbs similar to 'forhabban'
forhatan,
oferhabban,
ofhabban,
onhabban,
æthabban,
ahabban,
behabban,
forfaran,
forgangan,
forhealdan,
Etymology
Equivalent to for- + habban.
Sample Sentences
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Hī ne mihton forhabban merestrēames mōd, ac hē manegum gescēod. (They could not restrain the sea-stream's spirit/pride, but it separated for many.) [1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:]
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Forhæfde hē hine fram his gebēorscipe. (He restrained himself from his beer party.) [1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:]
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Scolde hēo forhabban fram ingange Godes hūses. (She must refrain from entering into God's house.) [1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:]
Cognates
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