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HEBBAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
HEBBAN, hæbban; p. hóf, pl. hófon; pp. hafen, hæfen
Wright's OE grammar
§47; §55; §128; §231; §258; §272; §295; §297; §510;
To HEAVE, lift up, raise
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  • Ic míne handa tó ðé hebbe and þenige

    expandi manus meas ad te,

      Ps. Th. 87, 9.

  • Tó ðé ic hæbbe mín mód

    ad te levavi animam meam,

      24, 1.

  • Hine sylfne hefeþ on heáhne beám

    raises itself into a lofty tree,

      Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 13; Ph.112: Ps. Th. 148, 14.

  • Forðon hiora heáfod hebbaþ

    propterea exaltabit caput,

    l09, 8.

  • Tó ðé ic míne eágan hóf

    ad te levavi oculos meos,

      122, 1.

  • Hófon hlúde stefne

    raised a loud voice,

      Cd. 170; Th. 214, 24; Exod. 574: Exon. 45 b; Th. 156, 8; Gú. 871.

  • Hefe ðú díne handa

    leva manum tuam,

      Ps. Th. 73, 4.

  • Hebbaþ upp eówre eágan

    levate oculos vestros,

      Jn. Skt. 4, 35.

  • God bebeád his englum be ðé ðæt hí ðé healdon and on heora handum hebban

    God has given his angels charge concerning thee, that they may preserve thee and lift thee up in their hands,

      Homl. Th. i. 516, 30.

  • Siððan ic hond and rond hebban mihte

    since I could lift hand and shield,

      Beo. Th. 1317; B. 656.

  • Hé wæs upp hafen engla fæðmum

    he was lifted up in angels' bosoms,

      Exon. 17 a; Th. 41, 5; Cri. 651: 756; Th. 284, 7; Jul. 693.

  • Wæs wóp hæfen

    then was a cry raised,

      Andr. Kmbl. 2311; An. 1157: Beo. Th. 6038; B. 3023.
Etymology
[Goth. hafjan: O. Sax. hebbian: O. Frs. heva: Icel. hefja: O. H. Ger. heffan, heuen levare, extollere: Ger. heben.]
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v.  ge-hebban hafen.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “HEBBAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/18570.

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