heffen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Verb edit
heffen
Inflection edit
| Inflection 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 | 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. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: hef
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
heffen
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “heffen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “heffen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *habbjan.
Verb edit
heffen
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “heven”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti.
Verb edit
heffen
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of heffan (strong class 6)
| infinitive | heffan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | heffu, heffo | huob |
| 2nd person singular | heffis, heffist | huobi |
| 3rd person singular | heffit | huob |
| 1st person plural | heffem, heffemēs | huobum, huobumēs |
| 2nd person plural | heffet | huobut |
| 3rd person plural | heffant | huobun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | heffe | huobi |
| 2nd person singular | heffēs, heffēst | huobīs, huobīst |
| 3rd person singular | heffe | huobi |
| 1st person plural | heffēm, heffemēs | huobīm, huobīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | heffēt | huobīt |
| 3rd person plural | heffēn | huobīn |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | heff | |
| plural | heffet | |
| participle | present | past |
| heffanti | gihaban | |
Descendants edit
References edit
- Wright, Joseph. An Old High German Primer, Second Edition, 1906