hab or nab

== English == === Etymology === Probably representing a present subjunctive and a negative form of have. Compare Old English hæbbe, næbbe, and the negative particle ne. === Adverb === hab or nab (obsolete) Win or lose; however things turn out, in any case. [16th–19th c.] , II.6: But hab or nab [translating à toutes adventures] we can never take too much advantage of it.