hävve

Jersey Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch hebben, from Middle Dutch hebben, from Old Dutch hebben, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (to grasp).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæ.və/, [ˈhɛː.βə]

Verb

hävve

  1. to have

Inflection

Inflection of hävve
present tense past tense
1st person singular häv hād, hāt
2nd person singular häv hād, hāt
3rd person singular häv, hät hād, hāt
plural hävve hādde
participles xjehād, xjehāt