hevja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize”).

Verb

hevja (third person singular past indicative hevjaði, third person plural past indicative hevjað, supine hevjað)

1. to lift, to raise

Conjugation

Conjugation of hevja (group v-30)
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

Alternative forms

• hevje (e infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, whence also English heave. Doublet of hive.

Verb

hevja (present tense hevjar or hev, past tense hevja or hov, past participle hevja or hove, present participle hevjande, imperative hevj or hev)

1. to make or put higher, lift, increase, strengthen
2. to throw, fling
3. to charge, get paid

Related terms

• heva

References

• “hevja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.