"hawe" meaning in Middle English

See hawe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhau̯(ə)/, /haːɣ/, /haɣ/ (note: Yorkshire, Lancashire) Forms: hawes [plural], hawen [plural], haȝe [alternative], haue [alternative], hahe [alternative], haw [alternative], hawghe [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English haga, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|haga|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English haga, {{inh+|enm|ang|haga}} Inherited from Old English haga, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hagō}} Proto-West Germanic *hagō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hagô}} Proto-Germanic *hagô Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} hawe, {{enm-noun|pl2=hawen}} hawe (plural hawes or hawen)
  1. A field surrounded by fences or other barriers.
    Sense id: en-hawe-enm-noun-L884Sm6J
  2. A haw, hawthorn berry; the fruit of a hawthorn tree or shrub.
    Sense id: en-hawe-enm-noun-0cV1N3bZ Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Fruits Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 8 23 11 3 6 36 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 36 6 2 3 40 4 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 62 11 17 Disambiguation of Fruits: 10 64 11 15
  3. (figuratively) Something of very little or no worth. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-hawe-enm-noun-oN3Ehr0W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hawthorn, hawe tre
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} hawe
  1. alternative form of haven (“to have”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: haven (extra: to have)
    Sense id: en-hawe-enm-verb-D7jlN6zm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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