gehabban

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *gahabjaną, equivalent to ġe- +‎ habban. Akin to Old Saxon gihebbian, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gahaban), Old High German gihabēn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jeˈxɑb.bɑn/, [jeˈhɑb.bɑn] === Verb === ġehabban to hold onto, keep from to maintain, retain to detain, restrain to preserve c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord" ==== Conjugation ====