"gabban" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɑb.bɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *gabbōn, from Proto-Germanic *gabbōną (“to mock, jest”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to be split, be forked, gape”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*gʰeh₁bʰ-}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*gabbōn}} Proto-West Germanic *gabbōn, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*gabbōną||to mock, jest}} Proto-Germanic *gabbōną (“to mock, jest”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*gʰeh₁bʰ-||to be split, be forked, gape}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to be split, be forked, gape”) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} gabban
  1. to scoff, mock, jest
    Sense id: en-gabban-ang-verb-F88XPgrf Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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