herte

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch herta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Noun

herte n, f

heart
heart as seat of emotion
Synonym: sin
heart, middle

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

harte

Descendants

Dutch: hart
Limburgish: hert
West Flemish: erte

Further reading

“herte”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“herte”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English heorte.

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /hœrt(ə)/
IPA^(key): /hɛrt(ə)/

Noun

herte (plural hertes)

heart

Descendants

English: heart
Scots: hert

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