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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gahabjaną, equivalent to ġe- + habban. Akin to Old Saxon gihebbian, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gahaban), Old High German gihabēn.
Pronunciation
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"
Þyssera ðrēora hyrda ġemynd is ġehæfd be ēastan Bethleem āne mīle, on Godes cyrcan ġeswutelod, þām ðe ðā stōwe ġenēosiað.- The memory of these three shepherds is preserved one mile to the east of Bethlehem, and manifested in God's church to those who visit the place.
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