hevja

From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize”).

hevja (third person singular past indicative hevjaði, third person plural past indicative hevjað, supine hevjað)

1. to lift, to raise

• hevje (e infinitive)

From Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, whence also English heave. Doublet of hive.

hevja (present tense hevjar or hev, past tense hevja or hov, past participle hevja or hove, present participle hevjande, imperative hevj or hev)

1. to make or put higher, lift, increase, strengthen
2. to throw, fling
3. to charge, get paid

• heva

• “hevja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.