hæf

Old English

Alternative forms

• hæfe, hefe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xæf/, [hæf]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

hæf m

1. yeast

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *habą.

Alternative forms

• heaf

Noun

hæf n (nominative plural hafu)

1. sea
2. water

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hæf	hafu
accusative	hæf	hafu
genitive	hæfes	hafa
dative	hæfe	hafum