hert
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German hart, herte, from Old High German hart.
Adjective
hert
- (Uri) hard
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 6.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɛrt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: hert
- Rhymes: -ɛrt
- Homophone: Hert
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch hirot, from Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.
Noun
hert n (plural herten, diminutive hertje n)
- A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; sometimes used of members of the families Moschidae and Tragulidae in non-scientific use (see derived terms).
- 1773, Genootschap Laus Deo, Salus Populo, "Psalm 42" (modernised spelling).
- 't Hijgend hert der jacht ontkomen, schreeuwt niet sterker naar 't genot, van de frisse waterstromen, dan mijn ziel verlangt naar God.
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- 1773, Genootschap Laus Deo, Salus Populo, "Psalm 42" (modernised spelling).
- Venison, the meat of a deer.
Alternative forms
- hart
Derived terms
- damhert
- dwerghert
- edelhert
- hertenbok
- hertenkamp
- muskushert
- reehert
- schijnhert
- vliegend hert
Descendants
- Afrikaans: hert
Noun
hert n (plural herten, diminutive hertje n)
- (Southern) Alternative form of hart (“heart”).
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch hirut, hirot.
Noun
hert m or n
- deer
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- hēert
Descendants
- Dutch: hert
- Afrikaans: hert
- Limburgish: hèrtj
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *herth, from Proto-West Germanic *herþ.
Noun
hert m
- hearth, fireplace
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- hāert
- hēert
Descendants
- Dutch: haard
- Limburgish: haerdj
Further reading
- “hert (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “hert (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hert (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hert (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English heorot.
Alternative forms
- harte, hartt, heert, heort
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛrt/, /hɛːrt/
Noun
hert (plural hertes)
- A hart (red deer, usually the male)
- A depiction of a hart, including in heraldry.
Descendants
- English: hart
- Scots: hert
References
- “hert, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-05.
Noun
hert
- Alternative form of herte
Noun
hert
- Alternative form of herde (“herder”)
Noun
hert
- Alternative form of hird (“household”)
Noun
hert
- Alternative form of hurt
Old Norse
Participle
hert
- strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of herðr
Verb
hert
- supine of herða
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English herte.
Noun
hert (plural herts)
- heart
References
- “hert, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian herte, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛt/
Noun
hert n (plural herten, diminutive hertsje)
- heart
Further reading
- “hert (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English heren, from Old English hīeran, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan.
Verb
hert
- heard
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, line 8:
- Wee hert ee zough o'ye colure o' pace na name o' Mulgrave.
- We heard the distant sound of the wings of the dove of peace, in the word Mulgrave.
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References
- Jacob Poole (1867), 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, page 116