Hafenian
Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - hafenian
According to the Old English Dictionary:
- hafenian
- p. ode; pp. od To grasp, hold :-- Wǽpen hafenade heard be hiltum he grasped the weapon hard by the hilt, Beo. Th. 3151; B. 1573. Bord hafenode he grasped his shield, Byrht. Th. 132, 67; By. 42 : 140, 57; By. 309. [O. H. Ger. hebinon, hefinon, Grff. i