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Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch haven, from Middle Dutch havene, from Old Dutch *havana, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɑːvə/
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Noun

hawe (plural hawes or hawens, diminutive hawetjie)

  1. port, harbour
  2. dock
    Synonym: dok
  3. haven
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

hawe (uncountable)

  1. goods, property, chattel
    Synonyms: besittings, boedel
Derived terms
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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English haga, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

hawe (plural hawes or hawen)

  1. A field surrounded by fences or other barriers.
  2. A haw, hawthorn berry; the fruit of a hawthorn tree or shrub.
  3. (figuratively) Something of very little or no worth.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: haw
  • Scots: haw
  • Yola: haeve
References

Etymology 2

Verb

hawe

  1. alternative form of haven (to have)
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Mori Bawah

Verb

hawe

  1. to arrive

References

  • The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013), →ISBN, page 695-6

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse hagi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hàʊː], [hɑ̀ː]

Noun

hawe m

  1. garden

Walloon

Etymology

Inherited from Old French haue, from Frankish *hauwā.

Pronunciation

Noun

hawe

  1. hoe (gardening tool)

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