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Hade vs Hake - What's the difference?

hade | hake |

As nouns the difference between hade and hake

is that hade is person (in all senses) while hake is a hook; a pot-hook.

As verbs the difference between hade and hake

is that hade is to ordain; consecrate; admit to a religious order while hake is to loiter; to sneak.

hade

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) had, hed, hod, from (etyl) . Same as (l).

Alternative forms

* (l), (l) (Scotland) * (l), (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) Person (in all senses).
  • (obsolete, biological) Sex; gender.
  • Order; estate; rank; degree; holy or religious orders.
  • State; condition; quality; kind.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) hadien, hodien, from (etyl) . See above.

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (had)
  • (obsolete) To ordain; consecrate; admit to a religious order.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 3

    Origin uncertain. Perhaps from a dialectal form of head.

    Verb

    (had)
  • (geology) To slope from the vertical

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) The slope of a vein or fault from the vertical; the complement of the dip

    • Anagrams

    * * ----

    hake

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) *. Related to (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hook; a pot-hook.
  • A kind of weapon; a pike.
  • (in the plural) The draught-irons of a plough.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) hake, probably a shortened form (due to Scandinavian influence) of English dialectal . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera , Merluccius , and allies.
    • Synonyms
    * codling, squirrel hake
    Hyponyms
    * (gadoid fish) European hake (Merluccius merluccius ), American silver hake, whiting (

    Etymology 3

    (en)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A drying shed, as for unburned tile.
  • * 1882 , P. L. Sword & Son, Sword's Improved Patent Brick Machine'', in the ''Adrian City Directories :
    • The clay is taken direct from the bank and made into brick the right temper to place direct from the Machine in the hake' on the yard. [...] take the brick direct from the Machine and put them in the ' hake to dry.

    Etymology 4

    Verb

  • (UK, dialect) To loiter; to sneak.
  • * 1886 , English Dialect Society, Publications: Volume 52
    • She'd as well been at school as haking about.
    (Webster 1913) English nouns with irregular plurals ----