heorþ

Middle English

Noun

heorþ

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of herth

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *herþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“heat; fire”). Cognate with Old Frisian herth, hirth (West Frisian hurd), Old Saxon herth, herþ, Dutch haard, Old High German herd, hert (German Herd); the Germanic root is also reflected in Old Norse hyrr (“fire”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌹 (hauri, “coal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xe͜orθ/, [he͜orˠθ]

Noun

heorþ m (nominative plural heorþas)

1. hearth

Derived terms

• heorþġenēat

Descendants

• Middle English: herth
  • English: hearth
  • Scots: harth