haaf

English

/hɑf/

noun
Definitions
  • (fishing) the open sea, especially as a place to fish
  • (fishing) the practice of sea fishing for such as cod, ling and tusk

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse haf (sea, lifting, ocean, elevation, uplift, heaving).

Origin

Old Norse

haf

Gloss

sea, lifting, ocean, elevation, uplift, heaving

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

海, 洋

Emoji
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