heorot

heorot

Old English

Alternative forms

• heorut, heort

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerud- (Ancient Greek κόρυδος (kórudos, “crested lark”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (Latin cervus (“horn”)). Germanic cognates include Old Saxon hirot, Old High German hiruz, and Old Norse hjǫrtr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxe͜o.rot/, [ˈhe͜o.rot]

Noun

heorot m

1. deer
2. stag

Declension

Declension of heorot (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	heorot	heorotas
accusative	heorot	heorotas
genitive	heorotes	heorota
dative	heorote	heorotum

Hyponyms

• bucc (“buck”)
• dā (“doe”)
• eolh (“elk”)
• hind (“hind”)
• hindċealf (“fawn”)
• hrān (“reindeer”)

Derived terms

• Heorot (the great mead hall described in Beowulf)
• Heorotford

Descendants

• Middle English: hert, harte, hartt, heert, heort
  • English: hart
  • Scots: hert