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hæfte

hæfte

See also: häfte

Danish

Alternative forms

Noun

hæfte n (singular definite hæftet, plural indefinite hæfter)

  1. mitigated imprisonment
  2. handle
  3. hilt
  4. fascicle, installment, part (section of a book issued or published separately)
  5. booklet, pamphlet
  6. notebook, exercise book
Inflection
Synonyms
  • (imprisonment): hæftestraf
  • (handle): håndtag, skaft
  • (hilt): greb, fæste
See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hepta.

Verb

hæfte (imperative hæft, infinitive at hæfte, present tense hæfter, past tense hæftede, perfect tense er/har hæftet)

  1. clip, fasten, fix, pin
  2. staple
  3. sew, stitch
  4. stick
  5. hæfte for – be liable for (bound or obliged in law or equity)