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hafa.

to have

4 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈhaːva]

  1. to have

    weak
    Ég hef ekki tíma í kvöldmat.
    María hefur áhuga á stjórnmálum.

  2. to hold, to have

    weak

  3. to keep

    weak

  4. to feel

    weak
    Hvernig hefurðu það? - Ég hef það fínt.
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.