hefja.
to lift, to raise
Meaning & usage
to lift, to raise
to elevate, to exalt, to promote
to begin, to start
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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