hæþ

See also: hæð

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haiþī, from Proto-Indo-European *kayt-. Cognate with Middle Dutch hede (Dutch hei), Old High German heida (German Heide), Old Norse heiðr, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌹 (haiþi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hæːθ/

Noun

hǣþ f

wasteland, wilderness, heath

Declension

Declension of hæþ (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hǣþ	hǣþa, hǣþe
accusative	hǣþe	hǣþa, hǣþe
genitive	hǣþe	hǣþa
dative	hǣþe	hǣþum

Descendants

Middle English: heeth, heth, hethe
- Scots: haddyr, hedder
- English: heath