hoben

See also: höben

German

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Verb

hoben

  1. First-person plural preterite of heben.
  2. Third-person plural preterite of heben.

Old French

Alternative forms
  • hoban

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse höfuðbendur[1].

Noun

hoben m (oblique plural hobens, nominative singular hobens, nominative plural hoben)

  1. (nautical) shroud

Descendants

References
  1. von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “höfuðbendur”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 160, page 218
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