hæve

Danish

/hɛːvə/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to raise, to elevate, to lift
  • (intransitive) to rise
  • to draw, to withdraw, to cash (money)
  • to suspend, to end, to lift
  • (of biological tissue) to swell

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hefja inherited from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (have, lift, hold, take up, heave, lift heave) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kh₂pyé-

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