Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

havest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
havest
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete form of hast.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English havest, hast, second-person present singular form of haven, from Old English hæfst, hafast, second-person present singular form of habban, from Proto-Germanic *habaisi, second-person present singular form of *habjaną; equivalent to have + -est.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: havest, hæfst, *habaisi

Usage

Questions

What does havest mean?
Obsolete form of hast.
Where does havest come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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