hæte
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *haitį̄, related to Old Frisian hēte, Old Saxon hēt, Old Norse hiti (Danish hede), Old High German hizzea or hizza (German Hitze). Cognate to Albanian ethe (“shiver, fiever”), dialectal hethe, and ith (“warmth, body heat”), dialectal hith.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhæː.te/
Noun
hǣte f (nominative plural hǣtan)
- heat
Inflection
Declension of hæte (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hǣte | hǣtan |
| accusative | hǣtan | hǣtan |
| genitive | hǣtan | hǣtena |
| dative | hǣtan | hǣtum |
Synonyms
- hǣtu
Related terms
- hāt
Descendants
- Middle English: hete
- English: heat
- Scots: hete, heit