Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German heften, from Old High German heften, from Proto-West Germanic *haftijan, from Proto-Germanic *haftijaną. Compare German heften (to fasten).

Verb

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העפֿטן (heftn) (past participle געהאָפֿטן (gehoftn))

  1. embroider, stitch

Conjugation

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Noun

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העפֿטן (heftn)

  1. plural of העפֿט (heft)