hæf

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Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

hæf m

  1. yeast

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *habą.

Alternative forms

Noun

hæf n (nominative plural hafu)

  1. sea
  2. water
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hæf hafu
accusative hæf hafu
genitive hæfes hafa
dative hæfe hafum