-heort

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-hert(ī), from Proto-Germanic *-hertaz, derived from *hertô (“heart”) (Old English heorte). Cognate with Old Saxon -hert, Old High German -herz, Gothic -𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃 (-hairts).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xe͜ort/, [he͜orˠt]

Suffix

-heort

  1. -hearted
    ‎ċeald (“cold”) + ‎-heort → ‎ċealdheort (“coldhearted”)
    ‎clǣne (“pure”) + ‎-heort → ‎clǣnheort (“pure-hearted”)
    ‎hāt (“hot”) + ‎-heort → ‎hātheort (“furious”)
    ‎heard (“hard”) + ‎-heort → ‎heardheort (“callous”)
    ‎milde (“kind”) + ‎-heort → ‎mildheort (“kindhearted”)
    ‎rūm (“spacious”) + ‎-heort → ‎rūmheort (“big-hearted”)
    ‎wulf (“wolf”) + ‎-heort → ‎wulfheort (“savage”)

Declension

See also

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