hæfa

Icelandic edit

hæfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hæfði, supine hæft)

(intransitive) to hit
(transitive, governs the accusative) to hit a mark
Byssukúlan hæfði höfuð dýrsins.
The bullet hit the animal in the head.

Eldflaugin hefur hæft skotmarkið.
The missile has hit the target.
(intransitive) to suit, to fit
(transitive, governs the dative) to suit someone, to fit someone
Dökku jakkafötin hæfa honum vel.
The dark suit fits him well.
(intransitive) to befit, to behoove, to be appropriate
(transitive, governs the dative) to befit someone, to behoove someone, to be appropriate for someone
(impersonal) to befit

hæfa f (genitive singular hæfu, no plural)

declension of hæfa