Dictionary:Hava

Nynorn

Etymology

From Old Norse hafa.

Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

ha’e [hǣ, hɛ̄], vb., to have; a L.Scottish form. The word is used in Shetl. in some special Northern (O.N., Norn) exprs. corresponding to O.N. “hafa” or No. and Fær. hava; thus: 1) to bring; carry; move, to ha’e awa hem [‘away home’], in, ut, etc. Thus comm. O.N. hafa. 2) to talk; to spread a rumour; dey ha’e it, at . . .there is a rumour afloat, that . . .(Fe.); cf. O.N. hafa eitthvat, to remark about something, = hafa orð um eitthvat; Fær. hava á orði, á munni, to mention (hava á lofti, to pass from mouth to mouth). 3) in conn. with certain preps. and advs.: h. aff, h. awa, to move aside, = Fær. hava undan; h. anesell aff, awa, to be off; go away; move aside; h. dee aff (awa)! cf. Fær. hava seg burtur, frá, undan, to be off; go or move aside (O.N. hafa, to carry; remove, hafa sik, to move along). — h. against, a) to have an objection to, to bear animosity towards; b) to make objections; to contradict, = O.N. (Icel.) hafa ímóti, Fær. hava ímóti. — h. at ane: a) to find fault with someone; to reprimand; No. hava aat, to find fault with, also to chastise, punish, Fær. hava at einun, to reprimand; b) in the expr., h. dee at dee! move a little! = had dee at dee! cf. prec. “h. aff, awa.” — h. frae, to set off from the shore, — Fær. hava frá. — h. op: a) to lift; raise, — O.N. hafa upp; b) to introduce a subject; to mention, also to spread a rumour (see prec. ha’e 2); h. op again, to repeat; hark back upon; O.N. hafa upp, to disclose, mention, No. hava upp atter, Fær. hava upp attur, to hark back; repeat. — h. somet’in’ wi’ ane, to remark upon or find fault with, — Fær. hava við einun.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈhaːva/

Alternate Forms

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Verb

hava

1. have

Inflection

Infinitive	hava
Supine	havt
Participles	havandi	havd
Indicative	Present	Preterite
First Sing.	hevi	havdi
Second Sing.	hever	havdi
Third Sing.	hever	havdi
Plural	heva	havdu
Subjunctive	Present	Preterite
All	havi	-
Mediopassive	Present	Preterite
First Sing.	hevest	havdest
Second Sing.	hevest	havdest
Third Sing.	hevest	havdest
Plural	havast	havdust
Imperative	Present	Preterite
Second Sing.	hav	-
Second Plur.	havið	-

Synonyms

(none known)