herte

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch herta, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā.

Noun

herte n or f

1. heart
2. heart as seat of emotion

   Synonym: sin

3. heart, middle

Declension

Weak neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	herte	herten
accusative	herte	herten
genitive	herten	herten
dative	herte	herten

Weak feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	herte	herten
accusative	herte	herten
genitive	herte, herten	herten
dative	herte, herten	herten

Alternative forms

• harte

Descendants

• Dutch: hart
  • Afrikaans: 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

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

• hert, hertt, hirte
• heortæ, hierte (Early Middle English); hart, harte (Late Middle English)
• herrte, heorrte (Ormulum)
• heorte, horte, huerte, hurte (West Midland, Southern)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛrt(ə)/, (West Midland, Southern) /ˈhœrt(ə)/, (Late Middle English) /hart/

Noun

herte (plural hertes or herten or herte)

1. The heart (organ, sometimes eaten).
2. One's mind, memory, or intuition; the mental faculties.
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. An attitude or behaviour (inherent or current)
      • 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, […]

   5. (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.

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 5 March 2019.

Etymology 2

Noun

herte

1. alternative form of hert

Etymology 3

Verb

herte

1. alternative form of hurten

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• hirte

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd.

Noun

herte f or n

1. (anatomy) heart
2. mind
3. the centre or core

Declension

Declension of herte (neuter n-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	herte	hertene, hertne
genitive	herta	hertana, hertena
dative	herta	hertum, hertem hertenum, hertenem
accusative	herte	hertene, hertne

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: Haat
• West Frisian: hert

References

• Hofmann, Dietrich; Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008), Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎^[2] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN
• Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)