Swedish

häfta (2)

Verb

häfta ‎(present häftar, preterite häftade, supine häftat, imperative häfta)

1. to stick (together), to attach
2. to sew (in bookbinding)
3. to staple (with a stapler)

Conjugation

Usage notes

• With regards to traditional bookbinding, häfta refers to the sewing with thread through the folds of the signatures, whereas attaching the hard cover is binda in ‎(“to bind”), thus the distinction between a book that is häftad ‎(“soft bound”) and one that is inbunden ‎(“hard bound”).

Related terms

See also

• häftig
• vidlåda

References

• häfta in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• häfta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.