hevja

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize”).

Verb

hevja (third person singular past indicative hevjaði, third person plural past indicative hevjað, supine hevjað)

  1. to lift, to raise

Conjugation

Conjugation of hevja (group v-30)
infinitive hevja
supine hevjað
participle (a6)1 hevjandi hevjaður
present past
first singular hevji hevjaði
second singular hevjar hevjaði
third singular hevjar hevjaði
plural hevja hevjaðu
imperative
singular hevja!
plural hevjið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, whence also English heave. Doublet of hive.

Verb

hevja (present tense hevjar or hev, past tense hevja or hov, past participle hevja or hove, present participle hevjande, imperative hevj or hev)

  1. to make or put higher, lift, increase, strengthen
  2. to throw, fling
  3. to charge, get paid

References

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