heffen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch heffen, from Old Dutch hevan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, a class 6 strong verb with j-present, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛ.fə(n)/
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Verb

heffen

  1. To raise, lift, heave.
  2. To levy (a tax or toll).

Inflection

Inflection of heffen (strong class non-standard)
infinitive heffen
past singular hief
past participle geheven
infinitive heffen
gerund heffen n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular hef hief
2nd person sing. (jij) heft hief
2nd person sing. (u) heft hief
2nd person sing. (gij) heft hieft
3rd person singular heft hief
plural heffen hieven
subjunctive sing.1 heffe hieve
subjunctive plur.1 heffen hieven
imperative sing. hef
imperative plur.1 heft
participles heffend geheven
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch hevan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, a class 6 strong verb with j-present, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize”).

Verb

heffen

  1. to lift, to raise
  2. to begin (of a letter)
  3. to collect, to receive (money)

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: heffen
  • Limburgish: höffe

Further reading

  • “heffen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “heffen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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