hæve

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize”). Compare Swedish häva, Norwegian Nynorsk hevja, English heave, West Frisian heffe, Dutch heffen, German heben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛːvə/, [ˈhɛːwə]

Verb

hæve (imperative hæv, infinitive at hæve, present tense hæver, past tense hævede, perfect tense har hævet)

1. to raise
2. to put up
3. to lift
4. to draw, to withdraw, to cash
5. to break off
6. to swell, tumefy
7. to prove, rise

Further reading

• “hæve” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “hæve” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog