hefja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-, from the root *keh₂p- (to seize). Cognate with Faroese hevja, Swedish häva, Danish hæve, English heave, Dutch heffen, German heben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛvja/
    Rhymes: -ɛvja

Verb

hefja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hóf, third-person plural past indicative hófu, supine hafið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to lift, to raise
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to elevate, to exalt, to promote
  3. (transitive, with accusative) to begin, to start

Conjugation

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (to seize).

Verb

hefja (singular past indicative hóf, plural past indicative hófu, past participle hafiðr or hafinn)

  1. (transitive) to heave, lift, raise
  2. (transitive) to exalt, raise in rank
  3. (transitive) to begin

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hefja
  • Faroese: hevja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hevja, hevje
  • Old Swedish: hæfia
  • Danish: hæve
    • Norwegian Bokmål: heve

References

  • hefja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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