Vrouwelijk

Haft

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (feminine) arrest, custody, imprisonment (the state of being confined by order of a government or ruler)
  2. (dated, feminine) captivity (any confinement, e.g. by criminals)

Frequentie

C1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/haft/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle High German haft, hafte (“captivity”), from Old High German haft, hafta. Immediately cognate with Middle Dutch hachte, Middle Low German hafte. Also related with Old English hæft, and further with Latin captus, Old Irish cacht.

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