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hawe

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Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch haven, from Middle Dutch havene, from Old Dutch *havana, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɑːvə/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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hawe (plural hawes or hawens, diminutive hawetjie)

  1. port, harbour
  2. dock
    Synonym: dok
  3. haven
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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hawe (uncountable)

  1. goods, property, chattel
    Synonyms: besittings, boedel
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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old English haga, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô.

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Noun

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hawe (plural hawes or hawen)

  1. A field surrounded by fences or other barriers.
  2. A haw, hawthorn berry; the fruit of a hawthorn tree or shrub.
  3. (figuratively) Something of very little or no worth.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • English: haw
  • Scots: haw
  • Yola: haeve
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Etymology 2

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From Old English habban.

Verb

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hawe

  1. Alternative form of haven (to have)

Mori Bawah

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Verb

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hawe

  1. to arrive

References

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  • The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013), →ISBN, page 695-6

Scanian

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hagi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [hàʊː], [hɑ̀ː]

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hawe m

  1. garden

Walloon

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Etymology

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From Old French houe, from Frankish *hauwā (hoe, mattock).

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hawe

  1. hoe (gardening tool)