Participles
| Present | ġehæbbende |
| Past | ġehæfd |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġehæbbe |
| 2nd sing. | ġehæfst |
| 3rd sing. | ġehæfþ |
| 1st plur. | ġehabbaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġehabbaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġehabbaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġehæfde |
| 2nd sing. | ġehæfdest |
| 3rd sing. | ġehæfde |
| 1st plur. | ġehæfdon |
| 2nd plur. | ġehæfdon |
| 3rd plur. | ġehæfdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġehæbbe |
| 2nd sing. | ġehæbbe |
| 3rd sing. | ġehæbbe |
| 1st plur. | ġehæbben |
| 2nd plur. | ġehæbben |
| 3rd plur. | ġehæbben |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġehæfde |
| 2nd sing. | ġehæfde |
| 3rd sing. | ġehæfde |
| 1st plur. | ġehæfden |
| 2nd plur. | ġehæfden |
| 3rd plur. | ġehæfden |
Imperative
| Singular | ġehafa |
| Plural | ġehabbaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'gehabban'
gehabban,
Verbs similar to 'gehabban'
behabban,
gehebban,
æthabban,
ahabban,
gehagian,
gehatan,
gelibban,
habban,
ofhabban,
onhabban,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gahabjaną, equivalent to ġe- + habban. Akin to Old Saxon gihebbian, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gahaban), Old High German gihabēn. See: Proto-Germanic '
*gahabjaną', Old Saxon '
gihebbian'.
Verbs referencing "gehabban"
Old Saxon
gihebbian, German, old spelling
gehaben.
Sample Sentences
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c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord"
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Þyssera ðrēora hyrda ġemynd is ġehæfd be ēastan Bethleem āne mīle, on Godes cyrcan ġeswutelod, þām ðe ðā stōwe ġenēosiað. (The memory of these three shepherds is preserved one mile to the east of Bethlehem, and manifested in God's church to those who visit the place.)
Cognates
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