Hafenian

Selon le Dictionnaire Anglo-Saxon :

hafenian

Add: The meaning 'grasp, hold' seems supported by 0. H. Ger. hebinóa tractare, inthepinót pin sustentor, but in later English heven means to raise, a sense which would suit the passages. N. E. D. heven (where is quoted Noe hiuened up an auter, Allit. Pms. 53, 506). hafenian