heahheort

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hauhahertaz. Equivalent to hēah (“high”) +‎ heorte (“heart”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃 (hauhhairts, “proud, haughty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑːxˌxe͜ort/, [ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌhe͜orˠt]

Adjective

hēahheort

1. high-hearted, haughty, proud

Declension

Declension of hēahheort — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hēahheort	hēahheort	hēahheort
Accusative	hēahheortne	hēahheorte	hēahheort
Genitive	hēahheortes	hēahheortre	hēahheortes
Dative	hēahheortum	hēahheortre	hēahheortum
Instrumental	hēahheorte	hēahheortre	hēahheorte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hēahheorte	hēahheorta, hēahheorte	hēahheort
Accusative	hēahheorte	hēahheorta, hēahheorte	hēahheort
Genitive	hēahheortra	hēahheortra	hēahheortra
Dative	hēahheortum	hēahheortum	hēahheortum
Instrumental	hēahheortum	hēahheortum	hēahheortum

Declension of hēahheort — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hēahheorta	hēahheorte	hēahheorte
Accusative	hēahheortan	hēahheortan	hēahheorte
Genitive	hēahheortan	hēahheortan	hēahheortan
Dative	hēahheortan	hēahheortan	hēahheortan
Instrumental	hēahheortan	hēahheortan	hēahheortan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hēahheortan	hēahheortan	hēahheortan
Accusative	hēahheortan	hēahheortan	hēahheortan
Genitive	hēahheortra, hēahheortena	hēahheortra, hēahheortena	hēahheortra, hēahheortena
Dative	hēahheortum	hēahheortum	hēahheortum
Instrumental	hēahheortum	hēahheortum	hēahheortum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hēahheort”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.