hæfern

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hræfen, hæbern, hræfn, hafern, hæbrn, hafærn, hefern, habern, hebern

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from hæf (“water, sea”) +‎ ærn (“house, home, dwelling”), in reference to its shell.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ.fern/, [ˈhæ.verˠn]

Noun

hæfern m

  1. crab

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hæfern hæfernas
accusative hæfern hæfernas
genitive hæfernes hæferna
dative hæferne hæfernum

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • wæterhæfern
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