haft

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English hæft, Old High German heften make fast.

[edit] Noun

Singular
haft

Plural
hafts

haft (plural hafts)

  1. The handle of a tool or weapon.

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Infinitive
to haft

Third person singular
hafts

Simple past
hafted

Past participle
hafted

Present participle
hafting

to haft (third-person singular simple present hafts, present participle hafting, simple past and past participle hafted)

  1. To fit a handle to a tool or weapon.

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse hefð.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
haft

Plural
hafts

haft (plural hafts)

  1. (Northern England) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse hefð.

[edit] Noun

haft (plural hafts)

Singular
haft

Plural
hafts

  1. Alternative spelling of heft.