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Noun [English]

IPA: /hɑf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haaf.wav
Rhymes: -ɑf Etymology: From Old Norse haf (“the sea”). Cognate with Danish hav, Old English hæf (Etymology 2). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|haf|t=the sea}} Old Norse haf (“the sea”), {{cog|da|hav}} Danish hav, {{cog|ang|hæf|pos=Etymology 2}} Old English hæf (Etymology 2) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} haaf
  1. (fishing, Shetland, Scotland) the open sea, especially as a place to fish Tags: Scotland, Shetland Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-haaf-en-noun-JUftRab6 Categories (other): Scottish English, Shetland English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  2. (fishing, Shetland) the practice of sea fishing for such as cod, ling and tusk Tags: Shetland Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-haaf-en-noun-k20GIS0P Categories (other): Shetland English Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: haave Derived forms: haaf net, haaf netting

Noun [Scots]

IPA: /hɑ(ː)f/
Etymology: From Old Norse haf (“the sea”). Cognate with Danish hav, Old English hæf (Etymology 2). Etymology templates: {{borrowed|sco|non|haf|t=the sea}} Old Norse haf (“the sea”), {{cog|da|hav}} Danish hav, {{cog|ang|hæf|pos=Etymology 2}} Old English hæf (Etymology 2) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|uncountable|cat2=uncountable nouns|head=}} haaf (uncountable), {{sco-noun|-}} haaf (uncountable)
  1. (archaic, Northern Isles) the deep sea beyond coastal waters Tags: archaic, uncountable Categories (topical): Water
    Sense id: en-haaf-sco-noun-MyFtlOnQ Disambiguation of Water: 57 30 12 Categories (other): Orkney Scots, Shetland Scots, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 6 37 26 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 6 40 27 8 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 51 34 14
  2. (fishing, Shetland) the deep-sea fishing carried out 30-40 miles offshore in open boats Tags: Shetland, uncountable Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-haaf-sco-noun-VS1FjfJd Categories (other): Shetland Scots Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  3. (fishing, Northern Isles) deep-sea fishing, especially for cod, ling, tusk, etc. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-haaf-sco-noun-deXpnIuO Categories (other): Orkney Scots, Shetland Scots Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: haaff, haf, haff Derived forms: haaf boat, haaf fish, haafin, haafman, haivel, halve-net
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        "Shetland Scots",
        "sco:Fishing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "deep-sea fishing, especially for cod, ling, tusk, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fishing",
          "fishing#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Northern Isles",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(fishing, Northern Isles) deep-sea fishing, especially for cod, ling, tusk, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "fishing",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɑ(ː)f/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "haaff"
    },
    {
      "word": "haf"
    },
    {
      "word": "haff"
    }
  ],
  "word": "haaf"
}

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