herte
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch herta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.
Noun
herte n or f
- heart
- heart as seat of emotion
- Synonym: sin
- heart, middle
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- harte
Descendants
- Dutch: hart
- Afrikaans: hart
- Limburgish: hert
- West Flemish: erte
Further reading
- “herte”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “herte”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English heorte, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.
Alternative forms
- hart, harte, heorte, hert, hertt, hirte, huerte
- heortæ, heorrte, herrte, hierte, horte, hurte (early)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛrt(ə)/
- (Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈhœrt(ə)/
Noun
herte (plural hertes or herten or herte)
- The heart (organ, sometimes eaten).
- One's inner self; the mind:
- One's memory or recall; one's ability to remember.
- (rare) One's intuition or sixth sense.
- One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:
- Positive emotions; cheerfulness, happiness.
- Bravery, resolve, or courage.
- Ardour, love; a strong and deep-seated liking of something.
- One's (inherent or current) attitude or behaviour.
- One's or religious feelings and attitudes.
- c. 1340, Dan Michel, “Vridom”, in Ayenbite of Inwyt, page 86:
- Ac hy habbeþ hire heꝛten zuo areꝛed ine god: þet hi ne pꝛayſeþ þe woꝛdle: bote ane botoun. and hi ne dredeþ kyng. ne eꝛl. […]
- But those who have their hearts inspired by God, who don't praise the world('s ways) even a bit and who don't fear kings, earls, […]
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- (rare) Faithfulness, fidelity; keeping one's words.
- One's intent or wish; what one wants.
- A heart-shaped trinket.
- The core or middle of something.
- (rare) Wood from the middle of a tree.
Derived terms
- herte blood
- herted
- hertles
Descendants
- English: heart (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: hert, hart, hairt
- Yola: hearth, hart
References
- “herte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-05.
Noun
herte
- Alternative form of hert
Verb
herte
- Alternative form of hurten