Re: Conjugation of "Hefja"

Hiya,

I'd say that the 2pl, pres. ind. would be 'hefið' although that's just a
guess since I actually have no idea and it simply sounds more familiar :/

The past supjunctive would have 'œ' due to i-mutating the 'ó' in the
past tense, rather than an 'á' which would give the 'æ'.

Cheers,
Jack

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Gaël DEEST wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to determine the exact and complete conjugation of the verb
> "Hefja" (hefr, hóf, hófu, hafinn/hafiðr - heave, begin).
>
> From Sweet's Icelandic Primer, hefja, deyja and hlæja are similar to
> fara or vaxa, but have weak presents, which looks consistent with the
> modern icelandic conjugation:
> http://www.verbix.com/cache/webverbix/28/hefja.shtml
>
> What I'm really unsure about is:
>
> 1- Is the 2nd pers. pl., pres. indic. "hefjið" or "hefið ?
>
> 2- Is the root vowel in the past subjunctive "æ" or "œ" (as in fara) ?
>
> Could someone help me ? Thanks in advance !
>
> Gaël Deest
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