häfta

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Swedish

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häfta (2)

Etymology

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From Old Swedish hæpta, from Old Norse hepta, from Proto-Germanic *haftijaną. Cognate with Danish hæfte, Norwegian Norwegian hefta, Icelandic hepta, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (haftjan), Old Saxon heftian, hehtian, Middle Low German and Dutch hechten, and German heften.

Verb

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häfta (present häftar, preterite häftade, supine häftat, imperative häfta)

  1. to stick (together), to attach, to adhere
  2. to sew (in bookbinding)
  3. to staple (with a stapler)

Usage notes

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  • With regards to traditional bookbinding, häfta refers to the sewing with thread through the folds of the signatures, whereas attaching the hard cover is binda in (to bind), thus the distinction between a book that is häftad (soft bound) and one that is inbunden (hard bound).

Conjugation

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