hab or nab

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hab or nab

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Probably representing a present subjunctive and a negative form of have. Compare Old English hæbbe, næbbe, and the negative particle ne.

adverb

  1. obsolete Win or lose; however things turn out, in any case. But hab or nab [translating à toutes adventures] we can never take too much advantage of it.

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@misc{hab_or_nab_2026,
  title = {hab or nab},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hab%20or%20nab},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}