hefta

Icelandic

/ˈhɛfta/

verb-weak

Definitions

to bind
to nip, to hinder
to sew or staple (sheets of paper or similar), especially to form a booklet, fascicle or quire

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hepta inherited from Proto-Germanic *haftijaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*haftijaną

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
hefte Norwegian Bokmål
*haftijaną Proto-Germanic
hefta Norwegian Nynorsk
hæftan Old English
hepta Old Norse
𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
*haftijan gmw-pro
heften Old Dutch
heftian Old Saxon
hæpta Old Swedish
hääfft Westrobothnian