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

References

• “hævde” in Den Danske Ordbog