haie

From Middle French haye, from Old French haie, from Medieval Latin haga, a Germanic word, from Frankish *haggju.

Compare Old High German haga, English hedge. Doublet of age.

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Homophones: haies, hais, hait (general), aie, aient, aies, ait, es, est (unaspirated)

haie f (plural haies)

1. hedge
2. (sports) obstacle
   1. (athletics) hurdle
   2. (horse racing) fence
3. line, row (of spectators etc.)

• “haie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

haie (plural haies)

1. Alternative form of haye (“hunting net”)

haie (plural haies)

1. Alternative form of heye (“hedge”)