heeth

Middle English

Alternative forms

• heth, hethe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛːθ/
• Rhymes: -ɛːθ

Etymology

From Old English hǣþ, from Proto-Germanic *haiþī.

Noun

heeth (plural hethes)

1. heath, uncultivated land
   • 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 5-6.

     Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth

     Inspired hath in every holt and heeth

Related terms

• (probably) hethen

Descendants

• Scots: haddyr, hedder
• English: heath