Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hart, from Old High German harti, hertī, from Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic *harduz (hard, brave). Cognates include German hart, Dutch hard, English hard, Yiddish האַרט (hart), Old Norse harðr, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (hardus).

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Adjective

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hoat (comparative härter, superlative härtastn)

  1. hard
  2. severe, harsh
  3. (figurative) unmoved, cold, cruel

Adverb

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hoat

  1. hard (with force or effort)
  2. sharply, roughly, severely
  3. close (ån (+ dative) to)

Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of hoat – see (“to shoot; to launch; to issue; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Plautdietsch

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Adjective

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hoat

  1. hard

Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English hoot, hote, hoote, from Old English hāt.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hoat

  1. hot
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
      Hoat broan.
      Fire brand.
    • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 94:
      Aar was a muskawn o buthther ee-laaide apan hoat shruaanès,
      There was a great heap of butter laid upon hot scraps,

Noun

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hoat

  1. heat

Derived terms

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References

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  • 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 46