"haaf" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɑf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haaf.wav [Southern-England]
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 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

Download JSON data for haaf meaning in English (3.3kB)

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