heffen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch heffen, from Old Dutch heffen, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, 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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• Rhymes: -ɛfən

Verb

heffen

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

Inflection

Inflection of heffen (strong class 6 j-present)
infinitive	heffen
past singular	hief
past participle	geheven
infinitive	heffen
gerund	heffen n
	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

• aanheffen
• afheffen
• gewichtheffen, gewichtheffer
• heffing
• naheffen
• ontheffen
• opheffen
• verheffen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hef

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch heffen.

Verb

heffen

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

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: heffen
  • Afrikaans: hef
• Limburgish: höffe

Further reading

• “heffen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “heffen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *habbjan.

Verb

heffen

1. to lift, to raise

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: heffen
  • Dutch: heffen
    • Afrikaans: hef
  • Limburgish: höffe

Further reading

• “heven”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Alternative forms

• hevan, heven

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti.

Verb

heffen

1. to raise
2. to lift

Conjugation

Conjugation of heffan (strong class 6)

infinitive	heffan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	heffu, heffo	huob
2nd person singular	heffis, heffist	huobi
3rd person singular	heffit	huob
1st person plural	heffem, heffemēs	huobum, huobumēs
2nd person plural	heffet	huobut
3rd person plural	heffant	huobun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	heffe	huobi
2nd person singular	heffēs, heffēst	huobīs, huobīst
3rd person singular	heffe	huobi
1st person plural	heffēm, heffemēs	huobīm, huobīmēs
2nd person plural	heffēt	huobīt
3rd person plural	heffēn	huobīn
imperative	present
singular	heff
plural	heffet
participle	present	past
	heffanti	gihaban

Descendants

• Middle High German: heben, heven
  • Cimbrian: höoban
  • German: heben
  • Luxembourgish: hiewen

References

1. Wright, Joseph. An Old High German Primer, Second Edition, 1906