hâve

See also: have

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French have, from Old French have, from Old Frankish *haswi (“grey-coloured, grey”), from Proto-Germanic *haswijaz, *haswaz (“grey”) (compare Middle High German heswe (“pale”), Old English hasu (“dark, sombre”); see also German Hase (“hare”)). More at hazy.

PronunciationEdit

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɑv/

AdjectiveEdit

hâve (plural hâves)

1. gaunt; pale and thin

Further readingEdit

• “hâve” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).