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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize”). Compare Swedish häva, Norwegian Nynorsk hevja, English heave, West Frisian heffe, Dutch heffen, German heben.
Pronunciation
Verb
hæve (imperative hæv, infinitive at hæve, present tense hæver, past tense hævede, perfect tense har hævet)
- (transitive) to raise, to elevate, to lift
- (intransitive, of dough) to rise
- Lad dejen hæve i halvanden time.
- Let the dough rise for one and a half hours.
- to draw, to withdraw, to cash (money)
- Den mistænkte hævede 34.000 kroner umiddelbart før han forlod landet.
- The suspect withdrew 34,000 kroner immediately before leaving the country.
- to suspend, to end, to lift
- I 1932 hævedes forbuddet mod private fængsler.
- In 1932, the prohibition on private prisons was lifted.
- (of biological tissue) to swell
1985, Ugeskrift for læger:Patienten henvendte sig straks på skadestuen, hvor foden fandtes betydeligt hævet; ...- The patient immediately showed up at the E.R., where the foot was found to be considerably swollen; ...
Further reading
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Related to hæv from Old Norse hæfr.
Noun
hæve n (definite singular hævet, indefinite plural hæve, definite plural hæva)
- good condition, shape
References
- “hæve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.