n. [ AS. hæfene; akin to D. & LG. haven, G. hafen, MHG. 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. ]
What shipping and what lading 's in our haven. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Their haven under the hill. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
The haven, or the rock of love. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To shelter, as in a haven. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Harbor dues; port dues. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. a. Sheltered in a haven. [ 1913 Webster ]
Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A harbor master. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]