hæfa
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
hæfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hæfði, supine hæft)
- (intransitive) to hitTemplate:jump
- (transitive, governs the accusative) to hit a mark
- Byssukúlan hæfði höfuð dýrsins.
- The bullet hit the animal in the head.
- Eldflaugin hefur hæft skotmarkið.
- The missile has hit the target.
- (intransitive) to suit, to fitTemplate:jump
- (transitive, governs the dative) to suit someone, to fit someoneTemplate:jump
- Dökku jakkafötin hæfa honum vel.
- The dark suit fits him well.
- (intransitive) to befit, to behoove, to be appropriateTemplate:jump
- (transitive, governs the dative) to befit someone, to behoove someone, to be appropriate for someoneTemplate:jump
- (impersonal) to befit
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
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Derived terms
Noun
hæfa f (genitive singular hæfu, no plural)
- truthTemplate:jump
- Það er engin hæfa í þessu!
- There is no truth to this!
- fairnessTemplate:jump
- Þetta er engin hæfa.
- This is unfair.
Usage notes
- Mainly used in the expression engin hæfa í (“no truth to”).
Declension
declension of hæfa
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
Categories:
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
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