haft

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Verb 1.2.4 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Alternative spellings 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.3 Translations 2 Scots 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːft

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English hæft, Old High German heften make fast.

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haft (plural hafts)

1. The handle of a tool or weapon.

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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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• heft

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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)

1. Alternative spelling of heft.