hanter

Breton

Etymology

Compare Welsh hanner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑ̃n.tɛʁ/

Noun

hanter m (plural hanterioù)

  1. half

Adjective

hanter

  1. half

French

Etymology

From Middle French hanter, from Old French hanter (to frequent, abide in one place), from Old English hāmettan (to bring home; provide a home for; house) or Old Norse heimta (to bring home); both from Proto-Germanic *haimatjaną (to bring home, house). More at haunt.

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɑ̃.te/

Verb

hanter

  1. to haunt
  2. to frequent

Conjugation

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French hanter (to frequent, abide in one place), from Old Norse heimta (to bring home, house) or more likely, from Old English hāmettan (to house); both from Proto-Germanic *haimatjaną (to bring home, house).

Pronunciation

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Verb

hanter

  1. (Jersey) to haunt
    • 2010, Le Don Balleine, Mêfie-Te Des Monstres:
      Nou dit u'chu c'mîn est hanté... par la vioge
      We say that the road is haunted... by the evil spirit

Synonyms

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