hav

Verb

hav (third-person singular simple present has, present participle having, simple past and past participle had)

1. Informal spelling of have.

Anagrams

• Váh

Etymology

From Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hav/, [hɑw]

Noun

hav n (singular definite havet, plural indefinite have)

1. A sea.
2. An ocean.
3. (figuratively) A multitude, a large amount.

Verb

hav

1. imperative of have

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛaːv/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːv

Etymology 1

From Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-.

Noun

hav n (genitive singular havs, plural høv)

1. sea, ocean between two lands

Etymology 2

From the verb at hevja.

Noun

hav n (genitive singular havs, plural høv)

1. a lifting stone

Etymology 3

From the verb at hava.

Verb

hav

1. imperative singular of at hava

Etymology

From Old Norse haf.

Noun

hav n (definite singular havet, indefinite plural hav, definite plural hava or havene), genitive havs

1. ocean or sea (often incorporated into the proper names of seas and oceans with the suffix -havet)

References

• “hav” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse haf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːʋ/

Noun

hav n (definite singular havet, indefinite plural hav, definite plural hava, genitive definite singular havsens), genitive indefinite singular havs

1. ocean or sea (see note above)

   Bestefaren min sigla på dei sju hav.

   My grandfather sailed the seven seas.

References

• “hav” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• haf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Norse haf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːv/

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Noun

hav n

1. a sea, an ocean

Verb

hav

1. imperative of hava.

References

• hav in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːv/

  Rhymes: -áːv

Etymology 1

From Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-.

Etymology 2

From the verb hava.