haye.
A shark (cartilaginous fish of Selachimorpha).
Meaning & usage
A shark (cartilaginous fish of Selachimorpha).
Where this word comes from
From Dutch haai (“shark”) or West Flemish haaie (formerly haeye), from the Old Norse hái, a short form of hákarl (“shark”) (a compound of há- (“marks fish of the shark kind”) + karl (“a man”)). The German Hai, the Swedish haj and the Danish haj are from the same source.
Obsolete spelling of hay (“grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder”).
Where this word comes from
See hay.
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