"hefja" meaning in Icelandic

See hefja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈhɛvja/
Rhymes: -ɛvja Etymology: From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize”). Cognate with Faroese hevja, Swedish häva, Danish hæve, English heave, Dutch heffen, German heben. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|hefja}} Old Norse hefja, {{der|is|gem-pro|*habjaną}} Proto-Germanic *habjaną, {{der|is|ine-pro|*kh₂pyéti}} Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, {{cog|fo|hevja}} Faroese hevja, {{cog|sv|häva}} Swedish häva, {{cog|da|hæve}} Danish hæve, {{cog|en|heave}} English heave, {{cog|nl|heffen}} Dutch heffen, {{cog|de|heben}} German heben Head templates: {{head|is|verb|strong verb||third-person singular past indicative|hóf|third-person plural past indicative|hófu|supine|hafið|cat2=strong verbs|head=}} hefja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hóf, third-person plural past indicative hófu, supine hafið) Forms: hóf [indicative, past, singular, third-person], hófu [indicative, past, plural, third-person], hafið [supine], no-table-tags [table-tags], hafinn [masculine, nominative, singular], hafin [feminine, nominative, singular], hafið [neuter, nominative, singular], hafnir [masculine, nominative, plural], hafnar [feminine, nominative, plural], hafin [neuter, nominative, plural], hafinn [accusative, masculine, singular], hafna [accusative, feminine, singular], hafið [accusative, neuter, singular], hafna [accusative, masculine, plural], hafnar [accusative, feminine, plural], hafin [accusative, neuter, plural], höfnum [dative, masculine, singular], hafinni [dative, feminine, singular], höfnu [dative, neuter, singular], höfnum [dative, masculine, plural], höfnum [dative, feminine, plural], höfnum [dative, neuter, plural], hafins [genitive, masculine, singular], hafinnar [feminine, genitive, singular], hafins [genitive, neuter, singular], hafinna [genitive, masculine, plural], hafinna [feminine, genitive, plural], hafinna [genitive, neuter, plural], hafni [masculine, nominative, singular], hafna [feminine, nominative, singular], hafna [neuter, nominative, singular], höfnu [masculine, nominative, plural], höfnu [feminine, nominative, plural], höfnu [neuter, nominative, plural], hafna [accusative, masculine, singular], höfnu [accusative, feminine, singular], hafna [accusative, neuter, singular], höfnu [accusative, masculine, plural], höfnu [accusative, feminine, plural], höfnu [accusative, neuter, plural], hafna [dative, masculine, singular], höfnu [dative, feminine, singular], hafna [dative, neuter, singular], höfnu [dative, masculine, plural], höfnu [dative, feminine, plural], höfnu [dative, neuter, plural], hafna [genitive, masculine, singular], höfnu [feminine, genitive, singular], hafna [genitive, neuter, singular], höfnu [genitive, masculine, plural], höfnu [feminine, genitive, plural], höfnu [genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. to lift, to raise [with accusative] Tags: strong, verb Synonyms: lyfta
    Sense id: en-hefja-is-verb-Yk4I0i4G Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 24 15 23 11 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 24 15 23 11 16
  2. to elevate, to exalt, to promote [with accusative] Tags: strong, verb
    Sense id: en-hefja-is-verb-MEb-U5Lh Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 16 64 20 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 4 50 6 30 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 24 15 23 11 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 24 15 23 11 16
  3. to begin, to start [with accusative] Tags: strong, verb Synonyms: byrja
    Sense id: en-hefja-is-verb-V4Bofcc3 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 24 15 23 11 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 24 15 23 11 16

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "hefja"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hefja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*habjaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *habjaną",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kh₂pyéti"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "1": "fo",
        "2": "hevja"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese hevja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "häva"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish häva",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "hæve"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish hæve",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "heave"
      },
      "expansion": "English heave",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "heffen"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch heffen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "heben"
      },
      "expansion": "German heben",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "hóf",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hófu",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafið",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinn",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafnir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafins",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafins",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "is",
        "10": "hafið",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "strong verb",
        "4": "",
        "5": "third-person singular past indicative",
        "6": "hóf",
        "7": "third-person plural past indicative",
        "8": "hófu",
        "9": "supine",
        "cat2": "strong verbs",
        "head": ""
      },
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  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "_dis": "11 24 15 23 11 16",
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          "_dis": "11 24 15 23 11 16",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lift, to raise"
      ],
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          "args": {
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        {
          "word": "lyfta"
        }
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      ]
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "to elevate, to exalt, to promote"
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              "accusative"
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          "elevate",
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      ],
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      ]
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        "to begin, to start"
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            "1": "is",
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          },
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              "accusative"
            ]
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        }
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        [
          "begin",
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        ],
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          "start",
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        "to begin, to start [with accusative]"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "byrja"
        }
      ],
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        "strong",
        "verb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛvja/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛvja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hefja"
}
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    "Icelandic lemmas",
    "Icelandic strong verbs",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic verbs",
    "Most used Icelandic verbs",
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    "Old Norse lemmas",
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    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "hæve"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish hæve",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "en",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
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      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "de",
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      },
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    {
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hófu",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafið",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafnir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafið",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnum",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafins",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinnar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafins",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafinna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hafna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "höfnu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "hafið",
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        "3": "strong verb",
        "4": "",
        "5": "third-person singular past indicative",
        "6": "hóf",
        "7": "third-person plural past indicative",
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        "9": "supine",
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to lift, to raise"
      ],
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        }
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          "lift"
        ],
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          "raise"
        ]
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        "to lift, to raise [with accusative]"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lyfta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "strong",
        "verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to elevate, to exalt, to promote"
      ],
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            "1": "is",
            "2": "acc"
          },
          "expansion": "[with accusative]",
          "extra_data": {
            "tags": [
              "accusative"
            ]
          },
          "name": "+obj"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elevate",
          "elevate"
        ],
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          "exalt",
          "exalt"
        ],
        [
          "promote",
          "promote"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to elevate, to exalt, to promote [with accusative]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "strong",
        "verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to begin, to start"
      ],
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          },
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            "tags": [
              "accusative"
            ]
          },
          "name": "+obj"
        }
      ],
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        [
          "begin",
          "begin"
        ],
        [
          "start",
          "start"
        ]
      ],
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        "to begin, to start [with accusative]"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "byrja"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "strong",
        "verb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛvja/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛvja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hefja"
}

Download raw JSONL data for hefja meaning in Icelandic (8.0kB)

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