wiþhabban

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Old English

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Etymology

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Equivalent to wiþ- +‎ habban.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wiθˈxɑb.bɑn/, [wiθˈhɑb.bɑn]

Verb

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wiþhabban

  1. to hold out against, withstand
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
      Gif ðæs synfullan ingehȳd bið gehrepod mid fyrhte ðæs upplīcan dōmes, ðonne wiðhæfð hē ðām unlustum.
      If the sinful's intent be touched with divination of celestial judgement, then he withstands the evil lust.
  2. to restrain

Conjugation

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