-heort

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-hert(ī), from Proto-Germanic *-hertaz, derived from *hertô (heart) (Old English heorte). Cognate with Old Saxon -hert, Old High German -herz, Gothic -𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃 (-hairts).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xe͜ort/, [he͜orˠt]

Suffix

-heort

  1. -hearted
    ċeald (cold) + -heortċealdheort (coldhearted)
    clǣne (pure) + -heortclǣnheort (pure-hearted)
    hāt (hot) + -heorthātheort (furious)
    heard (hard) + -heortheardheort (callous)
    milde (kind) + -heortmildheort (kindhearted)
    rūm (spacious) + -heortrūmheort (big-hearted)
    wulf (wolf) + -heortwulfheort (savage)

Declension

See also

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