Haf
/haf/noun
A Scots and dialectal form of “half.”
Did you know?In Scots, haf preserves a regional pronunciation and spelling related to the Old English word half, while standard English eventually retained the written “l,” even though it is usually silent.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*halbaz
“Half; divided into two equal parts”
Old English
OE
half
“Half; one of two equal portions”
Middle English
ME
half, haf
“Half; regional and phonetic spellings developed”
Scots
Scots
haf
“Half; a dialectal form”
Modern English dialect
English
haf
“A Scots or dialectal spelling and pronunciation of “half””