heffen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch heffen, from Old Dutch heffen, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, a class 6 strong verb with j-present, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (to seize).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛ.fə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛfən

Verb

heffen

  1. to raise, lift, heave
  2. to levy (a tax or toll)

Conjugation

Conjugation of heffen (strong class 6 j-present)
infinitive heffen
past singular hief
past participle geheven
infinitive heffen
gerund heffen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular hef hief
2nd person sing. (jij) heft, hef2 hief
2nd person sing. (u) heft hief
2nd person sing. (gij) heft hieft
3rd person singular heft hief
plural heffen hieven
subjunctive sing.1 heffe hieve
subjunctive plur.1 heffen hieven
imperative sing. hef
imperative plur.1 heft
participles heffend geheven
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: hef

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch heffen.

Verb

heffen

  1. to lift, to raise
  2. to begin (of a letter)
  3. to collect, to receive (money)

Inflection

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Descendants

Further reading

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *habbjan.

Verb

heffen

  1. to lift, to raise

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

  • heven”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti.

Verb

heffen

  1. to raise
  2. to lift

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  1. Wright, Joseph. An Old High German Primer, Second Edition, 1906