Verhaft
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, ver- + Haft.
Noun
[edit]Verhaft m (strong, genitive Verhaftes or Verhafts, no plural)
- (archaic) Synonym of Haft f (“custody”)
- 1787, Friedrich Schiller, Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien, 5. Akt, 5. Auftritt; republished as R. D. Boylan, transl., (Please provide a date or year):
- Prinz Carlos, / Verbreitet man, sei in Verhaft genommen, / Sein Leben in Gefahr.
- […] and reports are spread / That Carlos is a prisoner—that his life / Is threatened.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Verhaft [sg-only, masculine, strong]