English word origin

Etymology of haye

From Dutch haai (“shark”) or West Flemish haaie (formerly haeye), from the Old Norse hái, a short form of hákarl (“shark”) (a compound of há- (“marks fish of the shark kind”) + karl (“a man”)). The German Hai, the Swedis

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A shark (cartilaginous fish of Selachimorpha).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Derivation mentionhaainl
Derivation mentionhaaievls
Derivation mentionháinon
Cognate mentionHaide
Cognate mentionhajsv
Cognate mentionhajda

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Obsolete spelling of hay (“grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See hay.

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