hawser

Mane (Îngilîzî)

A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship.

Hevwate

cable

rope

🪢

twine

cord

string

🪢

lashing

painter

🧑‍🎨

steel cable

strand

tether

thaw

thread

🧵

towing rope

vine

wire rope

wire strand

steel wire rope

thick rope

thick string

cable rope

coarse rope

bridle

metallic cable

cablet

cordage

flex

guy

Werger

aussière

Trosse

gomena

haussière

canapo

Tau

tros

amarre

cima

🔝

gherlino

cable

guindaleza

corde

🪢

piccola gomena

kabel

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: hauser

Hevwate bi fransî: aussière

In summary

From Middle English hauser, haucer, from Anglo-Norman haucer, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre (“to raise”), derived from Latin altus (“high”). Altered in English by mistaken association with hawse and perhaps haul. Compare French aussière, haussière.