/ˈhɛvja/
UppruniFrom Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *kap- (“to seize”). Cognate with Faroese hevja, Swedish häva, Danish hæve, English heave, Dutch heffen, German heben.
- strong, verbto lift, to raise
- strong, verbto elevate, to exalt, to promote
- strong, verbto begin, to start
Beygingarhóf(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · hófu(indicative, past, plural, third-person) · hafið(supine) · hafinn(masculine, nominative, singular) · hafin(feminine, nominative, singular) · hafið(neuter, nominative, singular) · hafnir(masculine, nominative, plural) · hafnar(feminine, nominative, plural) · hafin(neuter, nominative, plural) · hafinn(accusative, masculine, singular) · hafna(accusative, feminine, singular) · hafið(accusative, neuter, singular) · hafna(accusative, masculine, plural) · hafnar(accusative, feminine, plural) · hafin(accusative, neuter, plural) · höfnum(dative, masculine, singular) · hafinni(dative, feminine, singular) · höfnu(dative, neuter, singular) · höfnum(dative, masculine, plural) · höfnum(dative, feminine, plural)