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(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛfən

Verb

heffen

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

Inflection
Inflection 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 hefhief
2nd person sing. (jij) hefthief
2nd person sing. (u) hefthief
2nd person sing. (gij) hefthieft
3rd person singular hefthief
plural heffenhieven
subjunctive sing.1 heffehieve
subjunctive plur.1 heffenhieven
imperative sing. hef
imperative plur.1 heft
participles heffendgeheven
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

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
  • Limburgish: höffe

Further reading
  • “heffen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “heffen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną.

Verb

heffen

  1. to lift, to raise

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading
  • “heven”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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