henda

See also: -henda

Faroese

Verb

henda (third person singular past indicative hendi, third person plural past indicative hendu, supine hent)

  1. to happen

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-5)
infinitive
supine hent
present past
first singular hendi hendi
second singular hendir hendi
third singular hendir hendi
plural henda hendu
participle (a7)1 hendandi hendur
imperative
singular hend!
plural hendið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Pronoun

henda

  1. this here, nominative singular femal form of hesin
  2. this here, accusative singular masculine form of hesin

Declension

singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hesin henda / hendan hetta / hettar
accusative henda / hendan hesa
dative hesum hesari / hesi hesum
genitive - - -
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hesir hesar hesi
accusative hesar
dative hesum
genitive hesa


See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse henda, from Proto-Germanic *handijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛnta/
    Rhymes: -ɛnta

Verb

henda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative henti, supine hent)

  1. to throw
    Synonyms: fleygja, kasta, varpa, verpa
  2. to throw away, dispose of
  3. to happen

Conjugation

henda – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur henda
supine sagnbót hent
present participle
hendandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég hendi henti hendi henti
þú hendir hentir hendir hentir
hann, hún, það hendir henti hendi henti
plural við hendum hentum hendum hentum
þið hendið hentuð hendið hentuð
þeir, þær, þau henda hentu hendi hentu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú hend (þú), hentu
plural þið hendið (þið), hendiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hendast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að hendast
supine sagnbót henst
present participle
hendandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég hendist hentist hendist hentist
þú hendist hentist hendist hentist
hann, hún, það hendist hentist hendist hentist
plural við hendumst hentumst hendumst hentumst
þið hendist hentust hendist hentust
þeir, þær, þau hendast hentust hendist hentust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú henst (þú), henstu
plural þið hendist (þið), hendisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

henda c

  1. (nonstandard, dialectal) definite plural of hånd
  2. (nonstandard, dialectal) definite plural of hand

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse henda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hɛndɑ/, /²hɛnːɑ/

Verb

henda (present tense hender, past tense hende, past participle hendt, passive infinitive hendast, present participle hendande, imperative hend)

  1. to happen
  2. to befall
Alternative forms
  • hende (e- and split infinitives)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hɛndɑ/, /²hɛnːɑ/

Noun

henda n

  1. definite plural of hende

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛnːɑ/

Noun

henda f

  1. (dialectal) definite plural of hand

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *handijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhenda/

Verb

henda

  1. to catch with the hand
  2. to touch
  3. to befall [with accusative]

Descendants

  • Icelandic: henda
  • Faroese: henda
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hende
  • Old Swedish: hænda
  • Danish: hænde

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “henda”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-henda?

  1. (transitive) to tempt

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zazaki

Adverb

henda

  1. after this
    Henda edo zaf baxtiyar ba.I am going to be happier after this.
  2. anymore
    Henda edo to nêsinena.I don't love you anymore.
  3. now (with the sense of from now on)
    Henda edo zewaj ra tersena.I am afraid of marriage now.