HAVEN Ha"ven, n. Etym: [AS. hæfene; akin to D. & LG. haven, G. hafen, MNG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. höfn, Sw. hamn; akin to E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see Heave); or akin to AS. hæf sea, Icel. & Sw. haf, Dan. hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave.]
1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port. What shipping and what lading's in our haven. Shak. Their haven under the hill. Tennyson.
2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. Shak. The haven, or the rock of love. Waller.
HAVEN
Ha"ven, v. t.
Defn: To shelter, as in a haven. Keats.
HAVENAGE
Ha"ven*age, n.
Defn: Harbor dues; port dues.
HAVENED
Ha"vened, p. a.
Defn: Sheltered in a haven.
Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats.
HAVENER
Ha"ven*er, n.