hæfen
See also: Häfen
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxæ.fen/, [ˈhæ.ven]
Etymology 1
As this word is only attested beginning in the 11th century and displays /a/ even in Middle English dialects where Old English /æ/ develops into /ɛ/, it is likely borrowed from Old Norse hǫfn, though inheritance from Proto-West Germanic *habanu cannot be ruled out.[1][2]
Both potential etymons are from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō, itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
Alternative forms
Noun
hæfen f
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hæfen | hæfena, hæfene |
| accusative | hæfene | hæfena, hæfene |
| genitive | hæfene | hæfena |
| dative | hæfene | hæfenum |
Descendants
References
- ^ “haven, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.
- ^ Dance, Richard; Pons-Sanz, Sara; Schorn, Brittany (2019), “hauen n.”, in The Gersum Project [1], University of Cambridge, University of Cardiff, and the University of Sheffield.
- ^ Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “hæfen2, hæfene”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to Le , Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *habīniz; equivalent to habban (“to have”) + -en (abstract deverbal suffix).
Alternative forms
- hafon, heafen, hefen
Noun
hæfen f
- Possession; ownership [with genitive]
- Property, possessions.
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hæfen | hæfena, hæfene |
| accusative | hæfene | hæfena, hæfene |
| genitive | hæfene | hæfena |
| dative | hæfene | hæfenum |
Descendants
References
- Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “hæfen1, hafon”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to Le , Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.