English

Adjective

Hebbian ‎(comparative more Hebbian, superlative most Hebbian)

1. Of, or relating to Donald Hebb or his theories and techniques.

Derived terms

• Hebbian learning
• Hebbian theory

Old Saxon

Verb

hebbian

1. to have

   haƀdun liudeo giuuald — they had the power of the people (Heliand, verse 59)

   that the gôdo gumo Iohannes te namon hebbean scoldi — that the good man should have Johannes as name (Heliand, verse 134)

   habdun hina bi handun — they had him in their hands (Genesis, verse 300)

Conjugation

Descendants

• Low German: hebben

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-, from the root *keh₂p- ‎(“to seize”). Cognate with Old English hebban, Old Frisian heva, Old High German hevan, Old Norse hefja, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽 ‎(hafjan).

Verb

hebbian

1. to lift, to raise up

   thuo man thena godes suno an thena galgon huof

   then we raised God's son up to the gallows (Heliand, verse 5623)

Conjugation

Descendants

• Middle Low German: heven
  • Low German: heven