hevja
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize”).
Verb edit
hevja (third person singular past indicative hevjaði, third person plural past indicative hevjað, supine hevjað)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of hevja (group v-30) | ||
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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 edit
Alternative forms edit
- hevje (e infinitive)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, whence also English heave. Doublet of hive.
Verb edit
hevja (present tense hevjar or hev, past tense hevja or hov, past participle hevja or hove, present participle hevjande, imperative hevj or hev)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “hevja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.