Chamorro edit

Etymology edit

Compare Indonesian apa, Hawaiian aha.

Pronoun edit

hafa

  1. what

Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse hafa, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (take, seize).

Verb edit

hafa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hafði, supine haft)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to have
    Ég hef ekki tíma í kvöldmat.
    I don't have time for dinner.
    María hefur áhuga á stjórnmálum.
    Maria is interested in politics.
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to hold, to have
  3. (transitive, governs the accusative) to keep
  4. (transitive, governs the accusative) to feel
    Hvernig hefurðu það? - Ég hef það fínt.
    How are you doing? - I'm fine.
Usage notes edit
Conjugation edit

Note: The forms hefihefirhefir are fairly rare, but acceptable.

Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See haf.

Noun edit

hafa n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of haf

Old Danish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse hafa, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

hafa (third-person singular present indicative hafir, third-person singular past indicative hafþi)

  1. (Scania) to have
    • c. 1210, "Far þæn man", Scanian Law, chapter 6.
      Far þæn man kunæ ær børn hafir ok []
      If the man finds a wife, who has children, and []

Descendants edit

  • Danish: have

Old English edit

Verb edit

hafa

  1. singular imperative of habban

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną (to have, hold), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (to take, seize). Cognate with Old English habban, Old Frisian hebba, Old Saxon hebbian, Old High German habēn, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /hɑ.vɑ ~ hɑ.βɑ/

Verb edit

hafa (singular past indicative hafði, plural past indicative hǫfðu, past participle hafðr)

  1. to have
  2. to hold, keep, retain
  3. to bring, carry

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • hafa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press