heort

See also heort-

Old English

Alternative forms

• heorot, heorut

Etymology

From an older form heorot, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerud- (Greek κορυδος ‘crested lark’), from *ker-, *kerə- (Latin cervus ‘horn’). Germanic cognates include Old Saxon hirot (Dutch hert), Old High German hiruz (German Hirsch), Old Norse hjǫrtr (Swedish hjort).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /heort/

Noun

heort m

1. a hart or stag