heit

See also: Heit and -heit

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /heiːt/
Rhymes: -eiːt

Noun

heit n (genitive singular heits, nominative plural heit)

promise, vow

Declension

declension of heit

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	heit	heitið	heit	heitin
accusative	heit	heitið	heit	heitin
dative	heiti	heitinu	heitum	heitunum
genitive	heits	heitsins	heita	heitanna

Synonyms

(promise): loforð

Derived terms

strengja heit

Related terms

heita (“to be called; to promise”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

heit

imperative of heita and heite

Old High German

Noun

heit m

Manner

Declension

Declension of heit (masculine i-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	heit	heiti
accusative	heit	heiti
genitive	heites	heito
dative	heite	heiten
instrumental	heitu	—

References

Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German heute, Dutch heden.

Adverb

heit

today

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *atta, from Proto-Germanic *attô, from Proto-Indo-European *átta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /haɪt/, /hæɪt/

Noun

heit c (plural heiten, diminutive heitsje)

father, dad

Coordinate terms

mem

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic *haitaz.

Adjective

heit

hot
eager

Etymology 2

From Old Norse heita, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Verb

hêit (present tense heit, passive heites)

be called or named; have a name
invoke
swear, promise
(impersonal, passive) be thought to be

Etymology 3

From Old Norse heiti, from heita (“to be named”).

Noun

hêit n

a name

Synonyms

næmn n

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