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haft
[ haft, hahft ]
noun
- a handle, especially of a knife, sword, or dagger.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with a haft or handle; set in a haft.
haft
/ ɑːڳ /
noun
- the handle of an axe, knife, etc
verb
- tr to provide with a haft
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Derived Forms
- ˈڳٱ, noun
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Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ڳ verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of haft1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English æڳ handle, literally, that which is taken, grasped; cognate with Latin captus, German Heft han-dle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of haft1
Old English æڳ; related to Old Norse hapt, Old High German haft fetter, hefti handle
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The team used it to successfully haft two flint arrowheads to wooden handles.
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Nergal tightened both hands around the haft of his spear and roared as he thrust forward.
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And, of course, there is haft mewa, full of nuts and dried fruit for prosperity.
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He plunged the haft of his hammer into the ground, gripped the metal head, kneeled down, and closed his eyes.
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Thor reached down without glancing away, and his fingers closed around the haft of his hammer.
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