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to haes

to haes

9.9
An old Scottish and older English word used to show a person owns something or had an experience
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : haes
  • She haes always been kind to me.

Examples

  • He haes many stories to tell about his youth.

  • He haes a fine collection of books.

  • She haes never seen the sea before this journey.

  • The old book haes a leather cover and faded pages.

  • He haes a remarkable talent for storytelling.

  • She haes a deep understanding of ancient texts.

  • The scholar haes valuable insights into the history of the language.

Synonyms

to haf
vsto haes
  • Literature
9.9

A regional way of saying have in speech

is an older dialectal form used specifically for third person singular of that verb

Surface Forms

haes infinitive
haeing present participle
haes third person singular
haed past
haed past participle

Etymology

Haes is a Scots and older English form of the common verb have, coming from the Scots base hae which means 'have' or 'own'. So haes simply means the same as has, as in 'He haes a book' meaning 'He has a book'.