Havenward
vən noun
1.
a harbor or port.
2.
any place of shelter and safety; refuge; asylum.
verb (used with object)
3.
to shelter, as in a haven.
Origin:
before 1050; Middle English; Old English hæfen; cognate with Dutch haven, German Hafen, Old Norse hǫfn; akin to Old English hæf, Old Norse haf sea
before 1050; Middle English; Old English hæfen; cognate with Dutch haven, German Hafen, Old Norse hǫfn; akin to Old English hæf, Old Norse haf sea
Related forms
ha·ven·less, adjective
ha·ven·ward, adverb
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haven (ˈheɪvən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a port, harbour, or other sheltered place for shipping |
| 2. | a place of safety or sanctuary; shelter |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to secure or shelter in or as if in a haven |
| [Old English hæfen, from Old Norse höfn; related to Middle Dutch havene, Old Irish cuan to bend] | |
| 'havenless | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
haven
O.E. hæfen, from O.N. hofn, from P.Gmc. *khafnaz (cf. M.L.G. havene, Ger. Hafen), perhaps from PIE *kap- "to seize, hold contain" (see have), but cf. also O.N. haf, O.E. hæf "sea." Figurative sense of "refuge," now practically the only sense, is early 13c.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Haven definition
a harbour (Ps. 107:30; Acts 27: 12). The most famous on the coast of Palestine was that of Tyre (Ezek. 27:3). That of Crete, called "Fair Havens," is mentioned Acts 27:8.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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