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Old English · noun

hæþ

Normalised hǣþ

Part of speech
noun, masculine / neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/xæːθ/
[hæːθ]
Syllables
xæːθ (1 syllable)
Modern English
heathwastelandwilderness

Meaning

  1. wasteland, wilderness, heath

Declension

Declension of hæþ
SingularPlural
Nominative hǣþhǣþhǣþas
Accusative hǣþhǣþhǣþas
Genitive hǣþeshǣþa
Dative hǣþehǣþum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haiþi. Cognate with Middle Dutch hede (Dutch hei), Old High German heida (German Heide), Old Norse heiðr, Gothic (haiþi).

Descendants

heath

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