Old English · noun
hætu
Normalised hǣtu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong īn-stem
- Modern English
- heat
Meaning
-
heat
Þæt sǣd þe bufon ðām stǣniġum lande fēol sprytte hwæthwega, ac ðāðā sēo hǣte cōm, ðā forsċranc hit, forðan ðe hit næfde nǣnne wǣtan.
The seed that fell upon the stony ground sprouted somewhat, but when the heat came, it withered, for it never had any moisture.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Declension
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *haitį̄. Equivalent to hāt + -u.
Descendants
heat
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