Participles
| Present | næbbende |
| Past | (ġe)næfd |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | næbbe |
| 2nd sing. | næfst |
| 3rd sing. | næfþ |
| 1st plur. | nabbaþ |
| 2nd plur. | nabbaþ |
| 3rd plur. | nabbaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | næfde |
| 2nd sing. | næfdest |
| 3rd sing. | næfde |
| 1st plur. | næfdon |
| 2nd plur. | næfdon |
| 3rd plur. | næfdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | næbbe |
| 2nd sing. | næbbe |
| 3rd sing. | næbbe |
| 1st plur. | næbben |
| 2nd plur. | næbben |
| 3rd plur. | næbben |
Past
| 1st sing. | næfde |
| 2nd sing. | næfde |
| 3rd sing. | næfde |
| 1st plur. | næfden |
| 2nd plur. | næfden |
| 3rd plur. | næfden |
Imperative
| Singular | nafa |
| Plural | nabbaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'nabban'
nabban,
Verbs similar to 'nabban'
habban,
ahabban,
hebban,
libban,
nacian,
nagan,
namian,
onhabban,
aberan,
abidan,
Etymology
Contraction of ne + habban. The same process occurred with ne + willan (nillan, to not want), ne + wesan (nesan, to not be), and ne + witan (nytan, to not know).
Sample Sentences
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late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
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Næbbe iċ seolfor ne gold... (I don't have silver or gold...)
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Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
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Þæt sǣd þe bufon ðām stǣniġum lande fēol sprytte hwæthwega, ac ðāðā sēo hǣte cōm, ðā forsċranc hit, forðan ðe hit næfde nǣnne wǣtan. (The seed that fell upon the stony ground sprouted somewhat, but when the heat came, it withered, for it did not have any moisture.)
Cognates
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