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hæfen

  • noun [ feminine ]
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hæfen, e; f : hæfene, an; f.
A haven, harbour, port
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  • Of ǽiðre healfe ðare hæfene

    from either side of the harbour,

      Chr. 1031; Erl. 162, 5.
  • Ic ann ða hæuene on Sandwíc

    I grant the port of Sandwich,

      Th. Chart. 317, 21.
  • Ða hæfenan on Sandwíc

    the port of Sandwich,

      Chr. 1031; Erl. 162, 3 : 1090; Erl. 226, 26.
Etymology
[Icel. höfn; f : Dan. havn : Ger. hafen.]
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