Reconstruction:Old English/hafa

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *habō (“haver, owner”), equivalent to habban +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.fɑ/, [ˈhɑ.vɑ]

Noun

*hafa m

  1. haver, owner

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative *hafa *hafan
accusative *hafan *hafan
genitive *hafan *hafena
dative *hafan *hafum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ⇒ Middle English: havere, haver, hafar (with change in suffix)
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