hæþ

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See also: hæð

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

*hāþ

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *haiþi. Cognate with Middle Dutch hede (Dutch hei), Old High German heida (German Heide), Old Norse heiðr, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌹 (haiþi).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /xæːθ/, [hæːθ]

Noun[edit]

hǣþ f

wasteland, wilderness, heath

Declension[edit]

Declension of hæþ (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hǣþ	hǣþa, hǣþe
accusative	hǣþe	hǣþa, hǣþe
genitive	hǣþe	hǣþa
dative	hǣþe	hǣþum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: heeth, heth, hethe, hath, hathe, hoth, hothe
- English: heath, heather
- Scots: haithe (in compounds)

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