hæf

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Old English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *habbjō (“yeast, barm”). Akin to Old High German hevo (“yeast”).

Noun[edit]

hæf m

  1. yeast

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *habą.

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Noun[edit]

hæf n (nominative plural hafu)

  1. sea
  2. water
Declension[edit]
Declension of hæf (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hæf hafu
accusative hæf hafu
genitive hæfes hafa
dative hæfe hafum
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