heffen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch heffen, from Old Dutch heffen, 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)/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛfən

Verb

heffen

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

Inflection

Conjugation of heffen (strong class non-standard)
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, hef2	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. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• heffing
• verheffen
• ontheffen
• opheffen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hef

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch heffen, 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

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

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną.

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