hase

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle Low German hase ← Old High German haso →
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Meanings

hase1

nounhase (plural hases)

plural hases

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of haze.

    A Hase, a thick Fog or Rime.

    1721, Bailey

Hase2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Hase3

proper noun
  1. A river in Lower Saxony, Germany

Origin

Hase · proper noun

  1. Old High Germanhaso
  2. Middle Low Germanhase“hare”
  3. EnglishHase

From the German surname, from Middle High German and Middle Low German hase (“hare”), from Old High German haso.

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Hase · proper noun

  1. Proto-West Germanic*hasu“grey”
  2. Old Saxonhasu
  3. GermanHase
  4. EnglishHase

From German Hase, from earlier Haase. Not from the noun meaning “hare”, but related to its ultimate source: from Old Saxon hasu, from Proto-West Germanic *hasu (“grey”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

hase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hase

MLA

“hase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hase.

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