hævde

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hæfthæ, from Old Norse hefða, cognate with Norwegian hevde, Swedish hävda. Derived from the noun hefð (Danish hævd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛvdə/, [ˈhɛwd̥ə]

Verb

hævde (past tense hævdede, past participle hævdet)

  1. to claim (demand for oneself)
  2. to claim, maintain, insist, assert, allege (make an assertion)

Conjugation

Conjugation of hævde
active passive
present hævder hævdes
past hævdede hævdedes
infinitive hævde hævdes
imperative hævd
participle
present hævdende
past hævdet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund hævden

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