herth

Middle English

Alternative forms

• harthe, heorð, heorþ, herthe, hertþ, herþ

Etymology

Inherited from Old English heorþ, from Proto-West Germanic *herþ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛrθ/

Noun

herth

1. A hearth; a place where a fire is lighted.
2. A furnace; an oven used for heating in manufacturing.

Descendants

• English: hearth
• Scots: harth, hairth

References

• “herth, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-06.