haye
haye · hayes
A sharkA shark (cartilaginous fish of Selachimorpha).
/heɪ/
» La Haye is so beautiful at this time of year.
Meaning
1 sensesA shark (cartilaginous fish of Selachimorpha).
Examples
1 sentencesLa Haye is so beautiful at this time of year.
Origin
From Dutch haai (“shark”) or West Flemish haaie (formerly haeye), from the Old Norse hái,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.
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