hafwa

From Old Norse hafa (“to have, wear, carry”), from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have, hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to seize, grab”).

hafwa

1. To have.

• Swedish: hava, ha

hafwa

1. Obsolete spelling of hava

From Old Norse hafa (“to have, wear, carry”), from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have, hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to seize, grab”).

• håå
• hå
• ha

• IPA^(key): /²hɑːʋɐ/, /²hɒːʋɐ/, /²hɔːʋɐ/, /²hoː(ɔ)/

hafwa (present hȧf, plural hafwa, preterite hȧdd, supine hȧdd)

1. (transitive, with accusative) To have, possess.

   han hȧf int nȧ fataskift ― he has no discernment

2. (transitive, with accusative) To have, be related to something.

   han hȧdd enxi säng ― he had his own special bed separately

   Ja hȧf ejn sahn men brorn män hȧf fyr a söhni ― I have one son, but my brother has four sons

3. (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect and the past perfect aspect.

   Hä wȧr farkenmȧtn rett hejna, ja hȧf int itti ’n sen då å då.

   This right here was a most desirable dish, I have not eaten it since this or that time.

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• hȧf
• hamn
• hääfft