Old English · adjective
heahheort
Normalised hēahheort
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈxæ͜ɑːxˌxe͜ort/[ˈhæ͜ɑːxˌhe͜orˠt]
- Syllables
- ˈxæ͜ɑːx · ˌxe͜ort (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- high-heartedhaughty
Meaning
-
high-hearted, haughty, proud
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hēahheort | hēahheort | hēahheort |
| Accusative | hēahheortne | hēahheorte | hēahheort |
| Genitive | hēahheortes | hēahheortre | hēahheortes |
| Dative | hēahheortum | hēahheortre | hēahheortum |
| Instrumental | hēahheorte | hēahheortre | hēahheorte |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hēahheorte | hēahheortahēahheorte | hēahheort |
| Accusative | hēahheorte | hēahheortahēahheorte | hēahheort |
| Genitive | hēahheortra | hēahheortra | hēahheortra |
| Dative | hēahheortum | hēahheortum | hēahheortum |
| Instrumental | hēahheortum | hēahheortum | hēahheortum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hēahheorta | hēahheorte | hēahheorte |
| Accusative | hēahheortan | hēahheortan | hēahheorte |
| Genitive | hēahheortan | hēahheortan | hēahheortan |
| Dative | hēahheortan | hēahheortan | hēahheortan |
| Instrumental | hēahheortan | hēahheortan | hēahheortan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hēahheortan | hēahheortan | hēahheortan |
| Accusative | hēahheortan | hēahheortan | hēahheortan |
| Genitive | hēahheortrahēahheortena | hēahheortrahēahheortena | hēahheortrahēahheortena |
| Dative | hēahheortum | hēahheortum | hēahheortum |
| Instrumental | hēahheortum | hēahheortum | hēahheortum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hauhahertaz. Equivalent to hēah (“high”) + heorte (“heart”). Cognate with Gothic (hauhhairts, “proud, haughty”).
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