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hefja.

to lift, to raise

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈhɛvja]
  1. to lift, to raise

    strong · verb
  2. to elevate, to exalt, to promote

    strong · verb
  3. to begin, to start

    strong · verb
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *kap- (“to seize”). Cognate with Faroese hevja, Swedish häva, Danish hæve, English heave, Dutch heffen, German heben.

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