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Old English · noun

hæf

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /xæf/
[hæf]
Syllables: xæf (1 syllable)
Modern English: sea yeast

hæf1 · noun · neuter

Senses

sea
water

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of hæf
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hæf	hafu
Accusative	hæf	hafu
Genitive	hæfes	hafa
Dative	hæfe	hafum

hæf2 · noun · masculine

Senses

yeast

All forms (6)

hæf
hafu
hæfes
hafa
hæfe
hafum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habą.

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

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