höfn

See also: hǫfn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• heifa (West Central Bavarian)
• hölfn (Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German hëlfen, from Old High German helfan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-. Cognate with German helfen, Low German helpen, Dutch helpen, English help, Danish hjælpe, Norwegian Bokmål hjelpe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhœːfɱ̩/
• Hyphenation: höfn

Verb

höfn (past participle ghoifn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

1. (intransitive) to help (someone); to assist; to aid

   Kå ma wer höfn, bittschee? ― Can someone help me, please?.

   Des Mittl då hüft gegn Kopfweh. ― This product helps to relieve headaches.

Conjugation

Conjugation of höfn

infinitive	höfn
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	hüf	-	höfad
2nd person sing.	hüfst	-	höfast
3rd person sing.	hüft	-	höfad
1st person plur.	höfn	-	höfadn
2nd person plur.	höfts	-	höfats
3rd person plur.	höfn	-	höfadn
imperative sing.	hüf
imperative plur.	höfts
past participle	ghoifn

Derived terms

• mithöfn
• weiderhöfn
• zåmmhöfn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hœpn/

  Rhymes: -œpn

Noun

höfn f (genitive singular hafnar, nominative plural hafnir)

1. harbor, port

   Þessi vegur liggur til hafnarinnar.

   This road leads to the harbor.

Derived terms

• flughöfn
• geimhöfn
• hafnargarður
• hafnargjald