hærfest
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *harbistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. Cognate with Old Frisian herfst (West Frisian hjerst), Old Saxon hervist (Low German harvst), Dutch herfst, Old High German herbist (German Herbst). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”), Latin carpō (“pick, pluck”), Middle Irish corrán (“sickle”), Lithuanian kirpti (“cut”), Old Church Slavonic чрьпати (črĭpati) (Russian серп (serp, “sickle”)).
A North Germanic variant *harbustaz was the source of Old Norse haust (Danish høst, Icelandic haust and Swedish höst).
Pronunciation
Noun
hærfest m
Declension
Declension of hærfest (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Seasons in Old English · tīde (layout · text) · category | |||
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lencten (“spring”) | sumor (“summer”) | hærfest (“autumn”) | winter (“winter”) |