herte

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

herte n or f

1. heart
2. heart as seat of emotion

   Synonym: sin

3. 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
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “herte”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English heorte, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Alternative forms

• hart, harte, heorte, hert, hertt, hirte, huerte
• heortæ, heorrte, herrte, hierte, horte, hurte (Early Middle English)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛrt(ə)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈhœrt(ə)/

Noun

herte (plural hertes or herten or herte)

1. The heart (organ, sometimes eaten).
2. One's inner self; the mind:
   1. One's memory or recall; one's ability to remember.
   2. (rare) One's intuition or sixth sense.
3. One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:
   1. Positive emotions; cheerfulness, happiness.
   2. Bravery, resolve, or courage.
   3. Ardour, love; a strong and deep-seated liking of something.
   4. One's (inherent or current) attitude or behaviour.
   5. One's or religious feelings and attitudes.
      • c. 1340, Dan Michel, “Vridom”, in Ayenbite of Inwyt‎^[1], page 86:

        Ac hy habbeþ hire heꝛten zuo areꝛed ine god: þet hi ne pꝛayſeþ þe woꝛdle: bote ane botoun. and hi ne dredeþ kyng. ne eꝛl. […]

        But those who have their hearts inspired by God, who don't praise the world('s ways) even a bit and who don't fear kings, earls, […]

   6. (rare) Faithfulness, fidelity; keeping one's words.
4. One's intent or wish; what one wants.
5. A heart-shaped trinket.
6. The core or middle of something.
7. (rare) Wood from the middle of a tree.

Derived terms

• herte blood
• herted
• hertles

Descendants

• English: heart (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: hert, hart, hairt
• Yola: hearth, hart

References

• “herte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-05.

Etymology 2

Noun

herte

1. Alternative form of hert

Etymology 3

Verb

herte

1. Alternative form of hurten