Haven | 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. ] 1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port. [ 1913 Webster ] What shipping and what lading 's in our haven. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Their haven under the hill. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] The haven, or the rock of love. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ] |