hert
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German hart, herte, from Old High German hart.
Adjective edit
hert
References edit
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 6.
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch hirot, from Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.
Noun edit
hert n (plural herten, diminutive hertje n)
- A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; sometimes used of members of the families Moschidae and Tragulidae in non-scientific use (see derived terms).
- 1773, Genootschap Laus Deo, Salus Populo, "Psalm 42" (modernised spelling).
- 't Hijgend hert der jacht ontkomen, schreeuwt niet sterker naar 't genot, van de frisse waterstromen, dan mijn ziel verlangt naar God.
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- 1773, Genootschap Laus Deo, Salus Populo, "Psalm 42" (modernised spelling).
- Venison, the meat of a deer.
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: hert
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
hert n (plural herten, diminutive hertje n)
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
hert m or n
Inflection edit
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Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Dutch *herth, from Proto-West Germanic *herþ.
Noun edit
hert m
Inflection edit
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Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “hert (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “hert (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hert (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hert (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English heorot.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hert (plural hertes)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “hert, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-05.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
hert
- Alternative form of herte
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
hert
- Alternative form of herde (“herder”)
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
hert
- Alternative form of hird (“household”)
Etymology 5 edit
Noun edit
hert
- Alternative form of hurt
Old Norse edit
Participle edit
hert
Verb edit
hert
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English herte.
Noun edit
hert (plural herts)
Alternative forms edit
References edit
- “hert, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian herte, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hert n (plural herten, diminutive hertsje)
Further reading edit
- “hert (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yola edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English heren, from Old English hīeran, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hert
- heard
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 8-9:
- wee hert ee zough o'ye colure o' pace na name o' Mulgrave.
- we heard the distant sound of the wings of the dove of peace, in the word Mulgrave.
References edit
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 116