habban

Etymology
From, from , from.

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Verb

 * 1) to have, possess
 * 2)  have (used with a past participle to express the perfect tense)
 * 3) * early 12th century, the Peterborough Chronicle
 * "ang"

- Þās þing wē habbaþ be him ġewriten.


 * 1) * late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 42:36
 * "ang"

- Þā cwæþ Iācōb heora fæder, "Bearnlēasne ġē habbaþ mē ġedōnne. Næbbe iċ Iōsēp and Simeon is on bendum; nū ġē nimaþ Beniamin æt mē."


 * 1)  have to (+ to-infinitive)
 * 2) * The Gospel of St. Luke
 * "ang"

- Iċ hæbbe þē tō seċġenne sum ðing

Usage notes

 * As an auxiliary, habban was generally used with transitive verbs, while or  were generally used with intransitive verbs.