havle

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch havene, from Old Dutch *havana, from Frankish *habanu.

Noun

havle oblique singular, m (oblique plural havles, nominative singular havles, nominative plural havle)

1. port (place where watercraft dock)

Synonyms

• havene

Descendants

• French: havre

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (havre, supplement)