hætt
See also: hätt
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hattu, from Proto-Germanic *hattuz, whence also Old Norse hattr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xætt/, [hæt]
Noun
hætt m
- hat
- late 9th century, Old English adaptation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- Rōmāne hæfdon þā nīewlīċe ġesett þæt þā þe hætt beran mōston, þonne hīe hwelċ folc oferwunnen hæfdon, þæt þā mōston ǣġðer habban ġe feorh ġe frēodōm.
- The Romans had recently passed a law that whenever they conquered a people, anyone who was allowed to wear a hat could keep both their life and their freedom.
- late 9th century, Old English adaptation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension
Declension of hætt (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hætt | hættas |
| accusative | hætt | hættas |
| genitive | hættes | hætta |
| dative | hætte | hættum |
Derived terms
- hættian
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hætt”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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