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ahebban

Pronunciation: /ɑːˈxeb.bɑn/

“ahebban” is an Old English word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to heave or lift up, raise from low to high, elevate, exalt, ferment
  2. to build, erect
  3. to raise, as to make louder
  4. to bear, support, uphold, give higher worth to, puff up
  5. to remove
  6. to give rise to, raise a laugh,

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uʀhabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *uzhabjaną. Equivalent to Compound of ā + hebban. Cognate with Old Saxon āhebbian, Old High German irheven, irheffen (whence German erheben), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ushafjan).

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