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
- 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, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.