haye

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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 Swedish haj and the Danish haj are from the same source. ==== Alternative forms ==== hayen, hay [both 17th century] ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hā, IPA(key): /heɪ/ ==== Noun ==== haye (plural hayes) A shark (scaleless cartilaginous fish). 1705, an English translation of Letter XV of William Bosman’s 1704 Dutch Nauwkeurige Beschryving vande Guinese Gould- Tand- en Slave-kust (New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea), published in A general collection of the best and most interesting voyages, by John Pinkerton, in 1814; volume 16, pages 451: The Haye doth not spawn like other fishes, nor lay eggs (as the tortoise does), but casts its young in the manner of quadrupeds. [¶]These fish do no manner of damage on the whole Gold Coast; but as Fida and Ardra, where the slave-trade is managed, they are extraordinarily ravenous, and in my opinion fiercer than the most voracious animal in the world. […] [¶]When the Haye seizes his Prey, he is obliged to turn himself on his Back, because his mouth is placed far behind and low, wherefore he cannot come at any thing upwards. [¶]When we sometimes take one of these fish and haul him on board with a rope, we are always obliged to keep a distance; for besides his sharp teeth, he strikes with his tail, which is prodigiously strong, and whoever comes near him loses either an arm or a leg, or at least hath it broken to pieces. 1867, Admiral William Henry Smyth, The Sailor’s Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Haye: Haye, a peculiar ground-shark on the coast of Guinea. ===== Usage notes ===== Haye may denote a sense narrower than merely “shark” in many uses, but the term has been applied to sharks in waters from the Arctic Circle to the Cape of Good Hope, rendering it unlikely that any more specific consistent usage can be inferred. ===== Synonyms ===== (shark): hay-fish (obsolete), shark ==== References ==== “†haye” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989] === Etymology 2 === See hay. ==== Noun ==== haye (plural hayes) Obsolete spelling of hay (“grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder”). 1612—1640, Husbandry and Heardes, in the Household Books of the Lord William Howard, of Nanwoth Castle (published in 1878), page 324: 14. In marg.—"Jo. Turner." For mowinge and wininge* the haye in Barkholme, xxxj8. For mowinge and wininge the haye in Brampton parke, xxxiij8. vjd. === Anagrams === heya, yeah == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Anglo-Norman haie, of uncertain origin. ==== Noun ==== haye (plural hayes) net (for catching wild animals) ===== Alternative forms ===== hay, hai, haie ===== Descendants ===== English: hay ==== References ==== “hei(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== haye alternative form of heye (“hedge”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Adjective ==== haye alternative form of heigh (“high”) == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French haie. === Noun === haye f (plural hayes) hedge ==== Descendants ==== French: haie == Oyda == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === haye ear ==== See also ==== === References === == Somali == === Adverb === haye all right