Haye
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haye¹
- /heɪ/ UK
Where it comes from
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.
noun hayes · hayen · hay
- A shark (cartilaginous fish of Selachimorpha). They have of Hayens or Tuberons which devour men, especially such as fish for Pearles.
haye²
Where it comes from
See hay.
noun hayes
- Obsolete spelling of hay (“grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder”).hay 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.
Haye³
proper noun Hayes
- A surname.
