havene

== Danish == === Noun === havene n definite plural of hav == Middle English == === Alternative forms === hafen, haven avene, hafene, hafne, hafvene, have, hæfene (Early Middle English) havyn, hawyn (Late Middle English) havin, hawin, hawine, hawyne (Early Scots) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English hæfen, hæfene, from either Old Norse hǫfn or Proto-West Germanic *habanu, from Proto-Germanic *habanō. The final vowel is either generalised from the Old English oblique forms or continued from the n-stem variant hæfene, though disyllabic forms continuing the ō-stem nominative hæfen are common even in varieties with little apocope. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhav(ə)nə/, /ˈhaːvən/, /ˈhavən/ === Noun === havene (plural havenes) A harbour or port; a sheltered place suitable for the docking of a seaborne vessel. (figuratively) A refuge, shelter, or sanctuary. ==== Descendants ==== English: haven Middle Scots: havin, havyn, hawin, heavin Scots: hine, hyne ==== References ==== “hāven, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === hava === Noun === havene n definite plural of hav