hæfern

Old English

Alternative forms

• hræfen, hæbern, hræfn, hafern, hæbrn, hafærn, hefern, habern, hebern

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from hæf (“water, sea”) +‎ ærn (“house, home, dwelling”), in reference to its shell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ.fern/, [ˈhæ.verˠn]

Noun

hæfern m

1. crab

Declension

Declension of hæfern (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hæfern	hæfernas
accusative	hæfern	hæfernas
genitive	hæfernes	hæferna
dative	hæferne	hæfernum

Synonyms

• crabba

Derived terms

• wæterhæfern