henda

See also: -henda

Faroese

Verb

henda (third person singular past indicative hendi, third person plural past indicative hendu, supine hent)

1. to happen

Conjugation

Conjugation of henda (group v-5)

infinitive	henda
supine	hent
	present	past
first singular	hendi	hendi
second singular	hendir	hendi
third singular	hendir	hendi
plural	henda	hendu
participle (a7)1	hendandi	hendur
	imperative
singular	hend!
plural	hendið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Pronoun

henda

1. this here, nominative singular femal form of hesin
2. this here, accusative singular masculine form of hesin

Declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hesin	henda / hendan	hetta / hettar
accusative	henda / hendan	hesa
dative	hesum	hesari / hesi	hesum
genitive	-	-	-
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hesir	hesar	hesi
accusative	hesar
dative	hesum
genitive	hesa

See also

• handa (that)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse henda, from Proto-Germanic *handijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnta/

  Rhymes: -ɛnta

Verb

henda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative henti, supine hent)

1. to throw

   Synonyms: fleygja, kasta, varpa, verpa

2. to throw away, dispose of
3. to happen

Conjugation

henda – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að henda
supine sagnbót		hent
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		hendandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	hendi	henti		hendi	henti
	þú	hendir	hentir		hendir	hentir
	hann, hún, það	hendir	henti		hendi	henti
plural	við	hendum	hentum		hendum	hentum
	þið	hendið	hentuð		hendið	hentuð
	þeir, þær, þau	henda	hentu		hendi	hentu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	hend (þú), hentu
plural	þið	hendið (þið), hendiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

hendast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að hendast
supine sagnbót		henst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		hendandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	hendist	hentist		hendist	hentist
	þú	hendist	hentist		hendist	hentist
	hann, hún, það	hendist	hentist		hendist	hentist
plural	við	hendumst	hentumst		hendumst	hentumst
	þið	hendist	hentust		hendist	hentust
	þeir, þær, þau	hendast	hentust		hendist	hentust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	henst (þú), henstu
plural	þið	hendist (þið), hendisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

henda c

1. (nonstandard, dialectal) definite plural of hånd
2. (nonstandard, dialectal) definite plural of hand

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse henda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɛndɑ/, /²hɛnːɑ/

Verb

henda (present tense hender, past tense hende, past participle hendt, passive infinitive hendast, present participle hendande, imperative hend)

1. to happen
2. to befall

Alternative forms

• hende (e- and split infinitives)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɛndɑ/, /²hɛnːɑ/

Noun

henda n

1. definite plural of hende

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnːɑ/

Noun

henda f

1. (dialectal) definite plural of hand

References

• “henda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *handijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhenda/

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Verb

henda

1. to catch with the hand
2. to touch
3. to befall [with accusative]

Descendants

• Icelandic: henda
• Faroese: henda
• Norwegian Bokmål: hende
• Old Swedish: hænda
  • Swedish: hända
• Danish: hænde

Further reading

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

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-henda^?

1. (transitive) to tempt

Inflection

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Zazaki

Adverb

henda

1. after this

   Henda edo zaf baxtiyar ba. ― I am going to be happier after this.

2. anymore

   Henda edo to nêsinena. ― I don't love you anymore.

3. now (with the sense of from now on)

   Henda edo zewaj ra tersena. ― I am afraid of marriage now.