-heort

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-hert(ī), from Proto-Germanic *-hertaz, derived from *hertô (“heart”) (Old English heorte). Cognate with Old Saxon -hert, Old High German -herz, Gothic -𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃 (-hairts).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xe͜ort/, [he͜orˠt]

Suffix

-heort

1. -hearted

   ‎ċeald (“cold”) + ‎-heort → ‎ċealdheort (“coldhearted”)

   ‎clǣne (“pure”) + ‎-heort → ‎clǣnheort (“pure-hearted”)

   ‎hāt (“hot”) + ‎-heort → ‎hātheort (“furious”)

   ‎heard (“hard”) + ‎-heort → ‎heardheort (“callous”)

   ‎milde (“kind”) + ‎-heort → ‎mildheort (“kindhearted”)

   ‎rūm (“spacious”) + ‎-heort → ‎rūmheort (“big-hearted”)

   ‎wulf (“wolf”) + ‎-heort → ‎wulfheort (“savage”)

Declension

Declension of -heort — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-heort	-heort	-heort
Accusative	-heortne	-heorte	-heort
Genitive	-heortes	-heortre	-heortes
Dative	-heortum	-heortre	-heortum
Instrumental	-heorte	-heortre	-heorte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-heorte	-heorta, -heorte	-heort
Accusative	-heorte	-heorta, -heorte	-heort
Genitive	-heortra	-heortra	-heortra
Dative	-heortum	-heortum	-heortum
Instrumental	-heortum	-heortum	-heortum

Declension of -heort — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-heorta	-heorte	-heorte
Accusative	-heortan	-heortan	-heorte
Genitive	-heortan	-heortan	-heortan
Dative	-heortan	-heortan	-heortan
Instrumental	-heortan	-heortan	-heortan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-heortan	-heortan	-heortan
Accusative	-heortan	-heortan	-heortan
Genitive	-heortra, -heortena	-heortra, -heortena	-heortra, -heortena
Dative	-heortum	-heortum	-heortum
Instrumental	-heortum	-heortum	-heortum

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -heort

See also

• -mōd