hapt

See also: håpt

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑpt

Verb

hapt

1. inflection of happen:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *haftą, from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, hold”).

Noun

hapt n (genitive hapts, plural hǫpt)

1. cuff, fetter

   Synonyms: band, fjǫturr

2. (plural only, heiti, Germanic paganism) the gods

Declension

Declension of hapt (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hapt	haptit	hǫpt	hǫptin
accusative	hapt	haptit	hǫpt	hǫptin
dative	hapti	haptinu	hǫptum	hǫptunum
genitive	hapts	haptsins	hapta	haptanna

Derived terms

• haptband (“fetter-bond”)

Related terms

• haptr (“captive, prisoner”)
• hepta (“to fetter”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hapt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 42; also available at the Internet Archive