"haft" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hæft/ [General-American], /hɑːft/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haft.wav [Northern-England] Forms: hafts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːft, -æft Etymology: From Middle English haft, from Old English hæft, from Proto-West Germanic *haftī, from Proto-Germanic *haftiją. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}} [Template:root], {{inh|en|enm|haft}} Middle English haft, {{inh|en|ang|hæft}} Old English hæft, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*haftī}} Proto-West Germanic *haftī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*haftiją}} Proto-Germanic *haftiją Head templates: {{en-noun}} haft (plural hafts)
  1. The handle of a tool or weapon. Synonyms: helve Hyponyms: hilt (english: sword handle), stale, stail, stele, steal (english: axe handle) Translations (handle): λαβή (labḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), дръжка (drǎžka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), heft [neuter] (Dutch), greep [masculine] (Dutch), handvat [neuter] (Dutch), handgreep [masculine] (Dutch), tenilo (Esperanto), varsi (Finnish), kahva (Finnish), ვადა (vada) (Georgian), Heft [neuter] (German), Griff [masculine] (German), קת (kat) [feminine] (Hebrew), ידית (yadít) [feminine] (Hebrew), elsa [feminine] (Italian), coccia [feminine] (Italian), impugnatura [feminine] (Italian), guardamano [masculine] (Italian), presa [feminine] (Italian), ansa [feminine] (Italian), maniglia [feminine] (Italian), manopola [feminine] (Italian), ដង (dɑɑng) (Khmer), 손잡이 (sonjabi) (Korean), 자루 (jaru) (Korean), manubrium [neuter] (Latin), бариул (bariul) (Mongolian), cabo [masculine] (Portuguese), ру́чка (rúčka) [feminine] (Russian), рукоя́тка (rukojátka) [feminine] (Russian), черено́к (čerenók) [masculine] (Russian), lurgann [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), empuñadura [masculine] (Spanish), asidero [masculine] (Spanish), skaft [neuter] (Swedish), handtag [neuter] (Swedish), puluhan (Tagalog), landa (english: axe) (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-haft-en-noun-pxOJWsoz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /hæft/ [General-American], /hɑːft/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haft.wav [Northern-England] Forms: hafts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːft, -æft Etymology: From Old Norse hefð. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|hefð}} Old Norse hefð Head templates: {{en-noun}} haft (plural hafts)
  1. (Northern English dialect) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted. Tags: Northern-English, dialectal Synonyms: heft Translations (mountain pasture): планинско пасище (planinsko pasište) [neuter] (Bulgarian), alpenweide (Dutch), alm [feminine] (Dutch), säter [common-gender] (Swedish), fäbodvall [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-haft-en-noun-qSo-EZOX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /hæft/ [General-American], /hɑːft/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haft.wav [Northern-England] Forms: hafts [present, singular, third-person], hafting [participle, present], hafted [participle, past], hafted [past]
Rhymes: -ɑːft, -æft Etymology: From Middle English haft, from Old English hæft, from Proto-West Germanic *haftī, from Proto-Germanic *haftiją. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}} [Template:root], {{inh|en|enm|haft}} Middle English haft, {{inh|en|ang|hæft}} Old English hæft, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*haftī}} Proto-West Germanic *haftī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*haftiją}} Proto-Germanic *haftiją Head templates: {{en-verb}} haft (third-person singular simple present hafts, present participle hafting, simple past and past participle hafted)
  1. (transitive) To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon). Tags: transitive Translations (fit a handle): слагам дръжка (slagam drǎžka) (Bulgarian), er een handvat aanzetten (Dutch), vatten (Dutch), manchar (Galician), mangar (Galician), skafta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-haft-en-verb-7ibf~tFM Disambiguation of 'fit a handle': 81 19
  2. (transitive) To grip by the handle. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-haft-en-verb-RzwITf~O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: haftable
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "handle",
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          "word": "coccia"
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          "sense": "handle",
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          "sense": "handle",
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          "word": "presa"
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          "sense": "handle",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "handle",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "handle",
      "word": "varsi"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "vada",
      "sense": "handle",
      "word": "ვადა"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Heft"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "handle",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Griff"
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      "code": "grc",
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      "sense": "handle",
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "handle",
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "handle",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "elsa"
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "coccia"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "guardamano"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "handle",
      "word": "ដង"
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      "lang": "Korean",
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    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jaru",
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      "word": "자루"
    },
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "handle",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "manubrium"
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      "code": "mn",
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      "word": "бариул"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "handle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cabo"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "handle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "handle",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "gd",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "es",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
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    },
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      "code": "sv",
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      ],
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
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      "word": "puluhan"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "english": "axe",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "handle",
      "word": "landa"
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      "roman": "slagam drǎžka",
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      "word": "слагам дръжка"
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      "word": "vatten"
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      "word": "manchar"
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      "lang": "Galician",
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      "word": "mangar"
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      "roman": "planinsko pasište",
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  "word": "haft"
}

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