heorot

Old English

Alternative forms

• heorut, heort

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerud- (Ancient Greek κόρυδος (kórudos, “crested lark”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (Latin cervus (“horn”)). Germanic cognates include Old Saxon hirot (Dutch hert), Old High German hiruz (German Hirsch), Old Norse hjǫrtr (Swedish hjort).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxe͜o.rot/, [ˈhe͜o.rot]

Noun

heorot m

1. deer, stag

Declension

Declension of heorot (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	heorot	heorotas
accusative	heorot	heorotas
genitive	heorotes	heorota
dative	heorote	heorotum

Descendants

• Middle English: heort, hert, hart
  • Scots: hert
  • English: hart