habban

pos: verb

pos_title: 動詞

etymology_text: 源自原始日耳曼語 *habjaną ← 原始印歐語 *keh₂p- (“拿，取”)。與古弗里斯蘭語 hebba, 古撒克遜語 hebbian, 古高地德語 habēn, 古諾爾斯語 hafa, 哥特語 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban)同源。同時參見源頭為同一印歐語詞根的拉丁語 capere, 古愛爾蘭語 cacht, 阿爾巴尼亞語 kap (“抓”), 俄語 ха́пать (xápatʹ), 立陶宛語 kàpteleti。

notes: 作助動詞時, habban 一般接及物動詞，wesan、bēon一般接不及物動詞。

glosses: 助動詞，與分詞連用，表示完成時。相當於現代英語中的have。

text: Þās þing wē habbaþ be him ġewriten.

translation: We have written these things about him.

ref: 12世紀早期, the Peterborough Chronicle


cunnan

etymology_text: 源自原始日耳曼語 *kunnaną ← 原始印歐語 *ǵneh₃- (“知道”)。

text: Iċ cann ēow lǣran.

translation: 我能教你。

text: Þrēora cynna menn sind: þā þe tellan cunnon and þā þe ne cunnon.

translation: 世界上有三種人：會數數的和不會的。


magan

etymology_text: 源自原始日耳曼語 *maganą。與古弗里斯蘭語 muga, 古撒克遜語 mugan, 古荷蘭語 mugan, 古高地德語 mugan, 古諾爾斯語 mega, 哥特語 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (magan)同源。

glosses: (助動詞、與不定式連用) 能夠

text: Būtan ġē hit ġelīefen, ne mage ġē hit understandan.

translation: Unless you believe it, you cannot understand it.

ref: 10世紀晚期, Ælfric, "Of the Catholic Faith"

text: And hē cwæþ tō his ġebrōðrum, "Iċ eom Iosep! Leofaþ ūre fæder nū ġīet?" Þā ne meahton his ġebrōðru him for eġe ġeandwyrdan.

translation: And he said to his brothers, "I'm Joseph! Is our father still alive?" Then his brothers couldn't answer him, because they were too afraid.

ref: 10世紀晚期, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 45:3

text: Þēos sealf mihte bēon ġeseald tō miċelum weorðe and þearfum ġedǣled.

translation: This ointment could have been sold for a lot of money and given to the poor.

ref: c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 26:8-9

text: Þā cōm hē and fand hīe slāpende, and cwæþ tō Petre, "Simon, slǣpst þū? Ne meahtest þū āne tīde wacian?"

translation: Then he came and found them asleep, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Couldn't you stay awake for one hour?"

ref: c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 14:37