of-habban
/ofxaban /*
Morphological Analysis
Wordclass: Verb
Verb Class: Uncertain
of-habban
to keep from, hold back, restrain :-- Gif ðú ðæt (letting the people go) git dón nelt and ðæt folc ofhæfst (retines), Ex. 9, 2. [Goth. af-haban.] Cf. of-healdan.