heorte
Middle English edit
Noun edit
heorte
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of herte
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hertā.
Cognate with Old Frisian herte, Old Saxon herta, Old Dutch herte, Old High German herza, Old Norse hjarta, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 (hairtō). The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek καρδία (kardía), Latin cor, Welsh craidd, Russian се́рдце (sérdce), Lithuanian širdis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
heorte f
- heart (muscle)
- heart (seat of emotion)
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord"
- Ðyllīce word María hēold ārǣfniġende on hire heortan.
- Such words Mary held, pondering them in her heart.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord"
Declension edit
Declension of heorte (weak)